British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Receives GBX 4,858.33 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 4,858.33.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on BATS. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,600 to GBX 3,800 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, September 4th.

Insider Activity at British American Tobacco

In other news, insider Matthew Wright purchased 5,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,500 per share, with a total value of £247,500. Also, insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 377 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,214 per share, with a total value of £15,886.78. Insiders purchased a total of 5,890 shares of company stock valued at $26,395,990 over the last three months. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

LON BATS opened at GBX 4,100 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 4,338.02 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,433.34. British American Tobacco has a 52 week low of GBX 3,677 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,368. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 72.48. The firm has a market capitalization of £88.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.11.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 203.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 24.99% and a return on equity of 13.38%. Equities research analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

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.