Insider Selling: British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Insider Sells £401,967.72 in Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,383 shares of British American Tobacco stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,284, for a total value of £401,967.72.

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

• On Wednesday, March 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,503 per share, with a total value of £180.12.
• On Wednesday, February 4th, Tadeu Marroco bought 3 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,562 per share, for a total transaction of £136.86.
• On Wednesday, January 7th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 4 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,001 per share, for a total transaction of £160.04.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.3%

British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 4,343 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £94.19 billion, a PE ratio of 12.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.07. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 2,916 and a twelve month high of GBX 4,806. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.60. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 4,417.58 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,208.22.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 176.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 16.33%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BATS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,450 to GBX 4,850 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on British American Tobacco from GBX 4,400 to GBX 4,900 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, British American Tobacco presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,500.

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.