Insider Buying: British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Buys 5 Shares of Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Soraya Benchikh bought 5 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,950 ($36.66) per share, for a total transaction of £147.50 ($183.30).

Soraya Benchikh also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 4th, Soraya Benchikh purchased 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,940 ($36.54) per share, for a total transaction of £147 ($182.68).
• On Wednesday, November 6th, Soraya Benchikh acquired 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,819 ($35.03) per share, with a total value of £140.95 ($175.16).

British American Tobacco Stock Down 0.3 %

LON:BATS traded down GBX 10 ($0.12) during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 2,963 ($36.82). 10,282,597 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,530,355. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,862.45 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,742.78. The firm has a market cap of £65.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -476.37, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,228.78 ($27.70) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,010 ($37.41). The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.14.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be issued a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.73) per share. This is a boost from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco’s payout ratio is currently -3,794.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($34.80) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

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.