Altrius Capital Management Inc Grows Holdings in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

Altrius Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 11.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 209,811 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 21,817 shares during the quarter. British American Tobacco accounts for approximately 1.7% of Altrius Capital Management Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Altrius Capital Management Inc’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $6,145,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BTI. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in British American Tobacco by 308.7% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 940 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 710 shares during the last quarter. HBC Financial Services PLLC purchased a new stake in British American Tobacco in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 297.1% during the 3rd quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 707 shares during the last quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 82.6% during the 3rd quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the period. Finally, Central Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in British American Tobacco in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.44% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE BTI traded up $0.28 during trading on Monday, hitting $29.53. 3,724,942 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,078,366. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The business has a 50 day moving average of $29.86 and a 200-day moving average of $30.11. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12-month low of $28.25 and a 12-month high of $37.27.

British American Tobacco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be given a dividend of $0.7431 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $2.97 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.07%.

About British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.