YANKCOM Partnership Invests $441,000 in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

YANKCOM Partnership bought a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 12,141 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $441,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BTI. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter worth about $4,010,000. Dupree Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Dupree Financial Group LLC now owns 389,326 shares of the company's stock worth $14,140,000 after buying an additional 6,113 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC acquired a new position in shares of British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter worth approximately $225,000. Greenleaf Trust boosted its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 22,214 shares of the company's stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 1,003 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avantra Family Wealth Inc. bought a new position in shares of British American Tobacco in the fourth quarter valued at $686,000. 16.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BTI traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $41.76. 5,060,271 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,552,530. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of $28.25 and a twelve month high of $41.79. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $37.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on BTI. StockNews.com cut shares of British American Tobacco from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays upgraded shares of British American Tobacco to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded British American Tobacco from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th.

British American Tobacco 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.