British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Insider Sells £299,644.80 in Stock

Posted by ABMN Staff on Mar 30th, 2025

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) insider Tadeu Marroco sold 9,555 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 purchased 5 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,074 ($39.79) per share, for a total transaction of £153.70 ($198.94).

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

British American Tobacco stock 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. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 2,228.78 ($28.85) and a 12 month high of GBX 3,416 ($44.21). The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,132.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,944.17. The company has a market cap of £68.84 billion, a PE ratio of -5.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS – Get Free Report) last posted 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 earnings per share for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of GBX 60.06 ($0.78) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.9%. This is a boost from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $58.88. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 2nd. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio is presently -38.08%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($36.24) price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, December 12th.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco Company Profile

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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.