Tadeu Marroco Buys 3 Shares of British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,563 per share, for a total transaction of £136.89.

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

• On Friday, June 5th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 5,000 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,306 per share, with a total value of £215,300.
• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,400 per share, for a total transaction of £176.
• On Thursday, May 7th, Tadeu Marroco bought 36 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,297 per share, for a total transaction of £1,546.92.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco bought 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,426 per share, with a total value of £267,153.36.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco bought 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,286 per share, with a total value of £15,901.06.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,412 per share, for a total transaction of £132.36.

British American Tobacco Trading Down 0.9%

LON BATS opened at GBX 4,591 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £99.23 billion, a PE ratio of 13.15, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 3,508 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,326. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,558.35 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,415.20. 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 Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on BATS shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 4,758.33.

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.