British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Reaches New 12-Month Low - What's Next?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during 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. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,090 ($39.15).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($35.48) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, December 12th.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 2.3 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market cap of £65.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 3,030.44 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,883.89.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.62) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. As a group, equities analysts predict that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were given a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.75) per share. This is a boost from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $57.72. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio is currently -38.08%.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

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.