British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 2,900.78 ($37.11) and traded as high as GBX 3,171 ($40.57). British American Tobacco shares last traded at GBX 3,157.12 ($40.39), with a volume of 6,926,568 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($35.82) target price on shares of British American Tobacco in a research note on Thursday, December 12th.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,052.49 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,900.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of £67.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.97, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27.

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.66) EPS for the quarter. British American Tobacco had a negative return on equity of 25.94% and a negative net margin of 52.84%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that British American Tobacco p.l.c. will post 361.5079365 EPS for the current year.

British American Tobacco Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were issued a GBX 58.88 ($0.75) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco’s previous dividend of $57.72. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -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.