British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) Shares Acquired by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 7.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,379 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,780 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $1,153,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 308.7% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 940 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 710 shares during the period. HBC Financial Services PLLC acquired a new position in British American Tobacco in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust grew its position in British American Tobacco by 297.1% during the 3rd quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 945 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares in the last quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new stake in British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.44% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of BTI stock opened at $29.81 on Friday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of $28.25 and a 1-year high of $35.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.10.

British American Tobacco Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be issued a $0.7431 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $2.97 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.97%.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.