British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Acquires £215,300 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300.

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

• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,400 per share, with a total value of £176.
• On Thursday, May 7th, Tadeu Marroco bought 36 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,297 per share, with a total value of £1,546.92.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,426 per share, for a total transaction of £267,153.36.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,286 per share, for a total transaction of £15,901.06.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,412 per share, with a total value of £132.36.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total transaction of £401,967.72.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

British American Tobacco stock traded up GBX 99 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 4,419. The company had a trading volume of 48,567,020 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,783,449. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 4,461.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 4,377.88. The company has a market cap of £95.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 3,395 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 5,326. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BATS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Friday, May 29th. Four 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 4,708.33.

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.