HF Advisory Group LLC Increases Position in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

HF Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 8.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,528 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,772 shares during the period. HF Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $1,041,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. acquired a new stake in British American Tobacco in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Sanctuary Wealth Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. HBC Financial Services PLLC acquired a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust boosted its stake 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 worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 170.8% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 864 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. 21.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of British American Tobacco stock traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $28.69. 1,202,134 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,934,097. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of $28.25 and a twelve month high of $37.65. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.59.

British American Tobacco Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.7431 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $2.97 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.36%.

British American Tobacco Profile

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.