British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) Shares Bought by B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 13.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,634 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,999 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $1,039,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Heritage Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 308.7% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 940 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 710 shares in the last quarter. HBC Financial Services PLLC purchased a new stake in shares of British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 92.7% during the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 1,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 510 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.44% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

BTI stock opened at $31.51 on Friday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of $28.25 and a 1 year high of $34.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $30.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.08.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered British American Tobacco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 6th.

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.