Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,979.15 ($39.47) and traded as high as GBX 3,207 ($42.49). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,195 ($42.33), with a volume of 7,399,714 shares changing hands.
British American Tobacco Price Performance
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 stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,120.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,979.15. The company has a market capitalization of £70.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.83) 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, equities research analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.
British American Tobacco Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given 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 dividend yield of 1.9%. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -38.08%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Serpil Timuray acquired 3,275 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,200 ($42.40) per share, for a total transaction of £104,800 ($138,863.12). Also, insider Tadeu Marroco sold 31,544 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,182 ($42.16), for a total transaction of £1,003,730.08 ($1,329,972.28). In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 3,285 shares of company stock valued at $10,511,575. 10.55% of the stock is owned by company 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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