British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shares Down 8.8% – Time to Sell?

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) were down 8.8% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 3,058 ($38.49) and last traded at GBX 3,095 ($38.96). Approximately 7,627,224 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 74% from the average daily volume of 29,680,900 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,394 ($42.72).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($35.24) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

British American Tobacco Stock Down 0.2 %

The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,026.27 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,871.43. The company has a market capitalization of £67.98 billion, a PE ratio of -4.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.59) 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were given a GBX 58.88 ($0.74) dividend. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. This represents a yield of 2.54%. British American Tobacco’s payout ratio 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.