British American Tobacco Share Discussion Threads

[andrewbaker] 10/7/2017 12:27

BATS is being sold down by a number of investment houses who have decided to be (more?) 'ethical' by selling out of tobacco related investments. As this likely involves a large number of shares, the overhang may last for a while. This is to me an opportunity to increase holdings, whenever the price ducks down below 5200p. When the funds involved have finally stopped selling, the price will go back to where it should be: far higher. And the useful dividend, well covered, is a helpful support to the price, and likely to be so for a long time to come ...

[philanderer] 10/7/2017 11:48

Philip Morris ordered to pay Australia millions in costs for plain packaging case

[philanderer] 04/7/2017 10:29

Illegal cigarette market costs UK taxpayer nearly £2bn, study finds

[philanderer] 03/7/2017 13:24

British American Tobacco invests 60 million Euro to increase factory production in Ploiesti

[philanderer] 02/7/2017 23:44

'After a decade of the smoking ban, the tobacco industry's real fight begins now'

[philanderer] 30/6/2017 13:51

'Tobacco giant Philip Morris is paying people £50 if they persuade a smoker to quit'

'We are absolutely serious – one day we want to stop selling cigarettes,' said Peter Nixon, managing director for Philip Morris UK and Ireland

[mozy123] 29/6/2017 22:20

bond yields rising so defensives selling off

[mavis5] 29/6/2017 21:20

anybody know why the 2% fall today ??

[philanderer] 29/6/2017 17:13

Followed Jack Bowles in with 100 of my own ;-)

[philanderer] 29/6/2017 09:28

29th june Credit Suisse outperform tp 6100p

reiterates


Resuming coverage:

29th june Investec hold tp 5500p

[philanderer] 28/6/2017 14:20

Nice one :-)

LONDON (Alliance News) - British American Tobacco PLC Wednesday said Regional Director for Asia-Pacific Jack Bowles bought 9,000 shares at a price of 5,487.436 pence per share Friday.

[philanderer] 26/6/2017 00:41

Fight for New Cigarette Substitute Heats Up Japan: QuickTake Q&A

[philanderer] 23/6/2017 17:43

Watchdog ACCC stubs out tobacco companies‘ plan to hit ‘chop chop’ shops

[r ball] 15/6/2017 19:46

Risk off day

[philanderer] 15/6/2017 09:04

Only one of my eighteen up this morning.

[philanderer] 14/6/2017 13:01

British American Tobacco advanced after saying earnings for the half year have been lifted by exchange rates and that it expects to outperform the industry with its interim results later this month

Sharecast


14th june Whitman Howard hold tp 5300p

[philanderer] 14/6/2017 11:49

British American Tobacco lifted by weak pound

[philanderer] 14/6/2017 08:29

Solid update :-)

[philanderer] 13/6/2017 00:16

:-o

New tax doubles price of cigarettes, energy drinks in Saudi Arabia

HTP://www.arabnews.com/node/1113771/saudi-arabia

[karateboy] 06/6/2017 20:16

Broken through £56. Next stop £60. How quickly all depends on how much interim is going to go up end of July.

[stepone68] 30/5/2017 19:30

Shares in Cows' Bottoms also fell.

[deanforester] 30/5/2017 17:31

Strange, I thought that growing tobacco would reduce them.

[philanderer] 30/5/2017 16:59

Tobacco shares were flagging after the World Health Organisation called for companies to compensate for products which contribute to greenhouse gases. British American Tobacco drifted 88p, or 1.6%, lower to 5503p and Imperial Brands fell 48.5p, or 1.3%, to 3632p.

London Ev Standard

[philanderer] 30/5/2017 08:44

Credit Suisse reiterates 'outperform' target 6100p