British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) shares fell 8.8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 3,058 ($38.58) and last traded at GBX 3,095 ($39.05). 7,627,224 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 74% from the average session volume of 29,680,900 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,394 ($42.82).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 2,800 ($35.33) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, December 12th.
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British American Tobacco Stock Performance
The firm has a market cap of £66.55 billion, a PE ratio of -4.88, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. 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 50-day moving average price of GBX 3,026.27 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,873.39.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.60) EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. Research analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current year.
British American Tobacco Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th were issued a GBX 58.88 ($0.74) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a yield of 2.54%. This is a boost from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $57.72. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -38.08%.
British American Tobacco Company Profile
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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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