British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 30.79 ($0.39) and last traded at GBX 3,054 ($38.70), with a volume of 23765799 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,090 ($39.15).
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 2,800 ($35.48) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, December 12th.
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British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.2 %
The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,028.97 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,881.77. The company has a market capitalization of £66.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.62) earnings per share for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. On average, equities analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
British American Tobacco Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were given a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.75) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a yield of 2.54%. This is an increase from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $57.72. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio is currently -38.08%.
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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.
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