British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,964.29 ($39.67) and traded as high as GBX 3,176 ($42.50). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,152.10 ($42.18), with a volume of 4,119,824 shares changing hands.
British American Tobacco Trading Down 0.2 %
The stock has a market capitalization of £69.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.11, a P/E/G 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. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 3,118.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,975.90.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.87) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative net margin of 52.84% and a negative return on equity of 25.94%. On average, analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.
British American Tobacco Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 60.06 ($0.80) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 2nd. This is a boost from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $58.88. This represents a yield of 1.9%. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio is presently -38.08%.
Insider Buying and Selling at British American Tobacco
In related news, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 3,275 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,200 ($42.82) per share, with a total value of £104,800 ($140,238.19). Also, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,555 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,136 ($41.96), for a total transaction of £299,644.80 ($400,969.89). In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 3,285 shares of company stock valued at $10,511,575. 10.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About British American Tobacco
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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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