British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)’s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 2,932.67 ($37.87) and traded as high as GBX 3,174 ($40.98). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,162 ($40.83), with a volume of 8,375,710 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 2,800 ($36.15) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, December 12th.

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.2 %

The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,110.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2,932.67. The stock has a market cap of £69.57 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. On average, equities analysts forecast that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

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

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.