British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 2,618.02 ($32.99) and traded as high as GBX 2,872 ($36.19). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 2,867 ($36.13), with a volume of 4,239,522 shares.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 2.3 %

The company has a market capitalization of £63.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -460.93, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.14, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 2,764.40 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,621.64.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.74) per share. This is an increase from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $57.72. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco's payout ratio is presently -3,794.21%.

Insider Activity at British American Tobacco

In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco bought 48 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,716 ($34.23) per share, with a total value of £1,303.68 ($1,642.95). Insiders have bought a total of 63 shares of company stock valued at $172,478 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.55% of the company's stock.

About British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.