British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Sells 9,383 Shares

Posted by Doug Wharley on Mar 25th, 2026

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72.

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

On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,503 per share, for a total transaction of £180.12.
On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,562 per share, with a total value of £136.86.
On Wednesday, January 7th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,001 per share, with a total value of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of British American Tobacco stock traded up GBX 20 on Wednesday, hitting GBX 4,352. The company had a trading volume of 12,692,790 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,000,158. The stock has a market capitalization of £94.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.47, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.87. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 2,916 and a 1 year high of GBX 4,806. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 4,415.37 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,205.05.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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, sell-side analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on BATS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,150 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued 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, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,500.

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British American Tobacco Company Profile

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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.