British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Tadeu Marroco Acquires 4 Shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco acquired 4 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,400 per share, for a total transaction of £176.

Tadeu Marroco also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 7th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 36 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,297 per share, for a total transaction of £1,546.92.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 6,036 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,426 per share, for a total transaction of £267,153.36.
• On Friday, May 8th, Tadeu Marroco acquired 371 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,286 per share, with a total value of £15,901.06.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,412 per share, for a total transaction of £132.36.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total value of £401,967.72.

British American Tobacco Trading Down 1.4%

BATS stock traded down GBX 61 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 4,341. 31,521,705 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,724,596. The firm has a market capitalization of £93.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 4,461.91 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,376.15. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 3,389 and a 52-week high of GBX 5,326.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on BATS shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,750 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,200 target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 4,708.33.

About British American Tobacco

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. Our corporate purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™, reducing the health impact of our business, by offering adult consumers a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky*† products compared to cigarettes.