British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,555 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,136 ($40.59), for a total transaction of £299,644.80 ($387,839.50).
Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, March 5th, Tadeu Marroco bought 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,074 ($39.79) per share, with a total value of £153.70 ($198.94).
British American Tobacco Stock Performance
BATS opened at GBX 3,129 ($40.50) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,132.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,944.17. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 2,228.78 ($28.85) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,416 ($44.21). The company has a market capitalization of £68.84 billion, a PE ratio of -5.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.72) EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative net margin of 52.84% and a negative return on equity of 25.94%. Research analysts expect that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.
British American Tobacco Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be issued a GBX 60.06 ($0.78) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 2nd. This is a boost from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $58.88. This represents a yield of 1.9%. British American Tobacco's payout ratio is currently -38.08%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 2,800 ($36.24) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, December 12th.
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BAT was founded in 1902 and was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1912. A constituent of the FTSE 100 since its creation in 1984, we have evolved, becoming the only truly global company in our sector.
BAT is transforming and is well positioned with a global footprint and multi-category portfolio.
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