British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Purchases 5 Shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,074 ($39.72) per share, with a total value of £153.70 ($198.60).

British American Tobacco Price Performance

BATS traded up GBX 52 ($0.67) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 3,145 ($40.64). The stock had a trading volume of 1,123,196,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,055,402. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 2,228.78 ($28.80) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,416 ($44.14). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,065.20 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,906.19. The company has a market cap of £69.19 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.71) 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were paid a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.76) 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 (DPR) is -38.08%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($36.18) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

About British American Tobacco

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.