British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research 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 twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,758.33.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of British American Tobacco from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,500 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Friday, May 29th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,306 per share, for a total transaction of £215,300. Also, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 47 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,372 per share, for a total transaction of £2,054.84. Insiders have purchased 11,506 shares of company stock worth $50,267,032 over the last quarter. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

LON BATS opened at GBX 4,669 on Friday. British American Tobacco has a 1 year low of GBX 3,677 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,326. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market cap of £94.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.37, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.13. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 4,612.85 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,435.32.

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.