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British American Tobacco plc’s (LON:BATS) Hold Rating Reaffirmed at Whitman Howard
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BATS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Investec reiterated a hold rating and set a GBX 5,500 ($71.82) price target on shares of British American Tobacco plc in a report on Wednesday, July 12th. Barclays PLC reiterated an equal weight rating and set a GBX 5,200 ($67.90) price target on shares of British American Tobacco plc in a report on Friday, March 31st. BNP Paribas set a GBX 6,000 ($78.35) price target on British American Tobacco plc and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Thursday, April 6th. Citigroup Inc. reiterated a buy rating and set a GBX 6,000 ($78.35) price target on shares of British American Tobacco plc in a report on Tuesday, May 9th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reiterated an outperform rating and set a GBX 6,100 ($79.66) price target on shares of British American Tobacco plc in a report on Tuesday, May 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of GBX 5,591.25 ($73.01).
British American Tobacco plc (LON BATS) traded up 1.11% on Thursday, reaching GBX 5485.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,535,238 shares. British American Tobacco plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,879.89 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,643.60. The company’s market cap is GBX 101.98 billion. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 5,395.56 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 5,191.02.
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In other news, insider Jack Bowles bought 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 5,296 ($69.16) per share, with a total value of £3,972,000 ($5,186,732.83). Also, insider Alan Davy bought 21 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,203 ($67.94) per share, for a total transaction of £1,092.63 ($1,426.78). In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 84,029 shares of company stock worth $446,734,832.
About British American Tobacco plc
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a tobacco and next generation products company. The Company’s tobacco product range includes cigarettes, fine cut (roll-your-own and make-your-own tobacco) and Swedish-style snus. Its segments include Asia-Pacific, Americas, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA).