Tadeu Marroco Purchases 4 Shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,503 per share, for a total transaction of £180.12.

Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,562 per share, with a total value of £136.86.
• On Wednesday, January 7th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,001 per share, for a total transaction of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Trading Down 1.8%

British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,444 on Thursday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 2,916 and a 12 month high of GBX 4,806. The stock has a market cap of £96.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,342.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 4,188.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a return on equity of 16.33% and a net margin of 30.23%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on BATS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, British American Tobacco has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 4,500.

About British American Tobacco

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.