Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI - Free Report) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,010,687 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 137,231 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.15% of British American Tobacco worth $109,348,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 8,904 shares of the company's stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in British American Tobacco by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 15,047 shares of the company's stock worth $547,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 35.1% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. First City Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. First City Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,890 shares of the company's stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 81,858 shares of the company's stock worth $2,973,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the period. 16.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts have commented on the company. StockNews.com upgraded British American Tobacco from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 17th. UBS Group upgraded British American Tobacco from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 27th.
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British American Tobacco Stock Down 1.2 %
Shares of BTI stock traded down $0.49 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $41.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,554,389 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,550,923. The company has a market capitalization of $85.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.48 and a beta of 0.50. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of $28.25 and a 1-year high of $42.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $39.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.48.
British American Tobacco Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a dividend of $0.7491 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.57%.
British American Tobacco Profile
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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.
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