BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock (BATS) Coverage Initiated at Liberum Capital

Stock analysts at Liberum Capital initiated coverage on shares of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock (LON:BATS) in a report issued on Wednesday. The brokerage set a “buy” rating and a GBX 4,100 ($54.59) price target on the stock. Liberum Capital’s target price points to a potential upside of 11.08% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Credit Suisse Group set a GBX 5,200 ($69.23) price target on BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock in a report on Wednesday, June 13th. Deutsche Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock in a report on Wednesday, June 13th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock to a “sector performer” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 13th. Finally, DZ Bank reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock in a report on Tuesday, June 12th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 5,354.41 ($71.29).

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Shares of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock opened at GBX 3,691 ($49.14) on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock has a 12 month low of GBX 4,064 ($54.11) and a 12 month high of GBX 5,643.60 ($75.14).

In other BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock news, insider Kingsley Wheaton sold 1,000 shares of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock stock in a transaction on Friday, April 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,023 ($53.56), for a total transaction of 拢40,230 ($53,561.44). Also, insider Jerome Abelman sold 10,303 shares of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,092 ($54.48), for a total transaction of 拢421,598.76 ($561,308.43). In the last 90 days, insiders sold 24,900 shares of company stock worth $99,795,847.

About BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ADS Common Stock

British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides cigarettes and other tobacco products worldwide. It manufactures vapour and tobacco heating products; oral tobacco and nicotine products, such as snus and moist snuff; cigars; and e-cigarettes. The company offers its products under the Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, Benson & Hedges, John Player Gold Leaf, State Express 555, and Shuang Xi brands.