British American Tobacco (BTAFF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.79 to $43.15
• 50-Day Range: $36.58 to $43.57
• 52-Week Range: $28.00 to $43.58
• Volume: 4,941 shs
• Average Volume: 19,742 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 21.27
• Dividend Yield: 3.49%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

British American Tobacco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

British American Tobacco scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for British American Tobacco.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 21.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of British American Tobacco is 21.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 11.52.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

British American Tobacco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 23.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in British American Tobacco has recently decreased by 49.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

British American Tobacco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.23%, 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.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of British American Tobacco is 74.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

British American Tobacco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 23.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in British American Tobacco has recently decreased by 49.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.26

News Sentiment

British American Tobacco has a news sentiment score of 1.26. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for British American Tobacco this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, British American Tobacco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 39.67% of the stock of British American Tobacco is held by institutions.

BTAFF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BTAFF shares performed this year?

British American Tobacco's stock was trading at $35.2380 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BTAFF shares have increased by 15.6% and is now trading at $40.75.
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How do I buy shares of British American Tobacco?

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Tobacco
• Sub-Industry: Tobacco Products
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BTAFF
• CIK: 1303523
• Web: www.bat.com
• Phone: 442078451000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 52,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A