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British American Tobacco (BATS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,718
+19.00 (+0.70%)
(As of 05:27 AM ET)

About British American Tobacco Stock (LON:BATS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
2,704
2,721.65
50-Day Range
2,631
2,984
52-Week Range
2,228.78
2,994
Volume
9.34 million shs
Average Volume
5.48 million shs
Market Capitalization
£60.07 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
8.68%
Price Target
GBX 3,237.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. It also distributes its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was founded in 1902 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

British American Tobacco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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28th Percentile Overall Score

BATS MarketRank™: 

British American Tobacco scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    British American Tobacco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    British American Tobacco has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is -433.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is -433.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    British American Tobacco has a PEG Ratio of 3.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    British American Tobacco has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BATS.
  • Dividend Leadership

    British American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.55%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    British American Tobacco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BATS.
  • News Sentiment

    British American Tobacco has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for BATS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added British American Tobacco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £444.97 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    10.55% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    40.65% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about British American Tobacco's insider trading history.
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BATS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

British American Tobacco's stock was trading at GBX 2,295.50 at the start of the year. Since then, BATS shares have increased by 17.6% and is now trading at GBX 2,699.
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Shares of BATS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that British American Tobacco investors own include British American Tobacco (BTI), Imperial Brands (IMB), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Ra International Group (RAI), BP (BP), Meta Platforms (META) and GSK (GSK).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Tobacco
Sub-Industry
Tobacco Products
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
52,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 3,237.50
High Stock Price Target
GBX 3,500
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 2,700
Potential Upside/Downside
+20.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£-13,880,000,000.00
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£26.18 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 144.82 per share
Book Value
GBX 2,358 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,210,000,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£59.65 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.27
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This page (LON:BATS) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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