British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Serpil Timuray Buys 47 Shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Serpil Timuray bought 47 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,372 per share, with a total value of £2,054.84.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

BATS traded down GBX 47.40 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 4,772.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,903,183 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,054,869. The stock has a market cap of £103.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,439.77 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,358.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 3,279 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,326.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 4,500.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

BAT was founded in 1902 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1912. A constituent of the FTSE 100 since its creation in 1984, we have evolved, becoming the only truly global company in our sector.

BAT is transforming and is well positioned with a global footprint and multi-category portfolio. Our corporate purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™, reducing the health impact of our business, by offering adult consumers a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky*† products compared to cigarettes.