British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,585.94 ($33.54) and traded as high as GBX 2,698 ($34.99). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 2,657 ($34.46), with a volume of 2,985,514 shares.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 0.3 %

The company has a market cap of £58.52 billion, a PE ratio of -427.17, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,778.20 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,585.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.14, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th will be issued a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.76) per share. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $57.72. This represents a yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio is currently -3,794.21%.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

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.