British American Tobacco Share Discussion Threads

[grahamburn] 17/10/2017 12:28

Think BATs - like many other companies - have given up on quarterly updates (partly because these are not mandatory now).

However, as from January 2018 BATs are introducing quarterly dividend payments.

[hubshank] 17/10/2017 12:10

Do BATS not present qtrly trading updates? I cannot find a qtrly one anywhere - nothing on their website or financial calendar. (may just be looking in the wrong place of course)

[philanderer] 13/10/2017 09:08

'Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco May Soon Light Up U.S. Market'

FDA approval is likely, researcher says

[philanderer] 10/10/2017 17:25

10th oct Credit Suisse 'outperform' tp 5800p cut from 6100p

[philanderer] 09/10/2017 13:17

Goldman Sachs positive on British American Tobacco

Oct. 9, 2017 7:08 AM ET|About: British American Tobacco ...

(BTI)|By: Clark Schultz, SA News Editor


Goldman Sachs lifts British American Tobacco (NYSEMKT:BTI) to a Buy rating after having shares set at Neutral.

The investment firm says its sees the tobacco company on a growth track through 2018.

Shares of British American Tobacco are up 1% in London. The U.S.-traded ADRs are 1.65% higher in premarket action.

[philanderer] 06/10/2017 09:10

6th oct Jefferies buy tp 6100p cut from 6500p
6th oct Berenberg buy tp 5500p cut from 5670p

[hubshank] 05/10/2017 13:28

Lifted from the FT website for BATS

Share price forecast
The 16 analysts offering 12 month price targets for British American Tobacco plc have a median target of 5,735.00, with a high estimate of 6,500.00 and a low estimate of 4,800.00. The median estimate represents a 21.08% increase from the last price of 4,736.50.
Past 12 months
Next 12 months
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● Median forecast: 5 735
High 37.2% 6,500.00
Med 21.1% 5,735.00
Low 1.3% 4,800.00

[philanderer] 05/10/2017 09:52

5th oct Deutsche buy tp 6000p

reiterates

[philanderer] 28/9/2017 21:37

Oh well at least a nice dividend paid into the account today. 😀

[hubshank] 22/9/2017 13:55

Golmans must justify their jobs I assume!

[hubshank] 21/9/2017 16:11

That is a whole 1% give or take.

[philanderer] 21/9/2017 13:44

Goldmans. NEUTRAL. tp 5340p cut from 5400p

[philanderer] 10/9/2017 09:37

'British diplomat lobbied on behalf of big tobacco'

High commissioner helped British American Tobacco to fight Bangladesh’s demand for £170m unpaid VAT

[philanderer] 06/9/2017 17:14

BATS included...


'Citi picks 'sweet 16' stocks for investors to play pre-Brexit UK'

[philanderer] 25/8/2017 09:36

Jefferies questions BAT delivery but retains ‘buy’

British American Tobacco (BATS) is still Jefferies’ top tobacco pick but the analyst believes ‘multiples could remain contained’ until there is more clarity around some parts of the business.

Analyst Owen Bennett retained his ‘buy’ recommendation and target price of £65.00 on the shares, which rose 2.2% to £48.31 yesterday.

‘While expected near-term growth is impressive, as is the potential upside to the current valuation, there remain questions over two key elements of delivery,’ he said.

‘While BAT remains our long-term pick, until we get more clarity on BAT’s vapour portfolio positioning and the outlook for the US domestic tobacco business, two key drivers of the near-term group assumptions, we think the multiple could remain constrained.’

Bennett urged the company to consider a capital markets day, especially considering its recent acquisition of Reynolds.

[philanderer] 24/8/2017 19:49

Telegraph market report:

"....Elsewhere, British American Tobacco’s heavy weighting pulled up the FTSE 100 most, the cigarette maker gaining 111.5p to £48.40 as it made another step into the e-cigarette market by expanding its Glo range throughout Japan."

[stepone68] 24/8/2017 10:32

This used to be one of the quietest boards on ADVFN. We could go months without a post, meanwhile the share price was going up and up. Now we get daily updates, and the share price is going down and down!!

StepOne

[philanderer] 24/8/2017 09:11

24th aug Jefferies buy tp 6500p

reiterates

[philanderer] 23/8/2017 11:51

Philip Morris, BAT slam Korea's policy inconsistency

[philanderer] 23/8/2017 08:35

23rd aug JP Morgan overweight tp 5610p

[philanderer] 18/8/2017 20:21

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/

-- Following new allegations about the conduct of British American Tobacco (BAT) in Africa –published today by The Guardian – the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is urging the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate BAT and its subsidiaries for possible violations of the anti-bribery and accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Tobacco-Free Kids requested the investigation in a letter today to the two government agencies.

British American Tobacco has faced mounting allegations that the company engaged in widespread bribery and corruption in Africa to gain advantage over competitors and stifle government efforts to curb smoking. Earlier this month, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO) formally launched an investigation of BAT on suspicions of corruption.