Tadeu Marroco Purchases 6 Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) insider Tadeu Marroco bought 6 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,347 ($29.48) per share, with a total value of £140.82 ($176.89).

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

• On Wednesday, April 3rd, Tadeu Marroco purchased 7 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,401 ($30.16) per share, for a total transaction of £168.07 ($211.12).
• On Wednesday, March 6th, Tadeu Marroco bought 6 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,293 ($28.80) per share, with a total value of £137.58 ($172.82).
• On Wednesday, February 7th, Tadeu Marroco purchased 7 shares of British American Tobacco stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,341 ($29.41) per share, for a total transaction of £163.87 ($205.84).

British American Tobacco Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of British American Tobacco stock opened at GBX 2,355 ($29.58) on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 2,346.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,384.19. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12-month low of GBX 2,233 ($28.05) and a 12-month high of GBX 2,878 ($36.15). The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.41. The company has a market capitalization of £52.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -363.99, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.25.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th will be issued a GBX 58.88 ($0.74) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 26th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. This is a boost from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio is -3,647.60%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,300 ($41.45) price objective on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Monday, April 22nd.

About British American Tobacco

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.