British American Tobacco Share Discussion Threads

[18bells] 14/9/2018 08:46

Trouble is there are a lot of back street sellers offering cheap alternatives or fakes

[bothdavis] 14/9/2018 08:19

BATS should buy the vapes and cover themselves with the new generation of smokers.

[philanderer] 13/9/2018 23:40

6 week high for sterling knocks tobacco stocks..

[this_time_its_different] 13/9/2018 15:24

I don't see how BATS can die, they used to give out free cigarettes outside schools in indonesia.

[this_time_its_different] 13/9/2018 14:50

FDA needs to ban vape

[essentialinvestor] 13/9/2018 12:09

Out n Guildford yesterday afternoon so missed any opportunity
for a quick trade.
Mentioned earlier this week increasing regulation in new gen
would be beneficial for big tabocco.
Atm it looks like a free for all, with so many different companies offering vape
products, tighter regulation may change that.

[philanderer] 13/9/2018 10:07

But it's a beautiful day though 😊

[philanderer] 13/9/2018 10:00

It's all very disappointing this year. Good income at the cost of lost capital. Not worth the worry.

[this_time_its_different] 13/9/2018 07:50

It will rally further, but no more tobacco stocks for me. They are too susceptible to regulation, though it looks like big tobacco has got people on the inside in the FDA, so tobacco should be fine till trump is around.

I'd rather stick to high growth stocks in the tech and fintech space (apple, square, just eat etc) and balance it out with defensives like costco etc.

[unnavailable] 12/9/2018 21:07

Dammit. I missed all the commotion while at work. Had intended to buy if it fell under £35 and I see it did briefly. Anyone topup on this news?

[philanderer] 12/9/2018 17:27

Go out for a couple of hours and ... Blimey !!

[muscletrade] 12/9/2018 16:12

Tobacco stocks rally as FDA considers banning all flavored e-cigarettes

By Emma Court
Published: Sept 12, 2018 10:47 a.m. ET

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Tobacco company shares rose in active Wednesday morning trade after the Food and Drug Administration chief said that the agency might ban all flavored e-cigarettes due to their popularity among teenagers, which he said had reached "an epidemic proportion." British American Tobacco BATS, +6.15% shares rose 6.3% in extremely heavy Wednesday trade, Altria Group Inc. MO, +6.83% shares rose 7% in extremely active trade and Philip Morris International Inc. PM, +3.77% stock rose nearly 5% in heavy trade. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said earlier this year that though many smokers may use e-cigarettes to smooth the quitting process, he was concerned about young people using the products, particularly the popular brand Juul, which sells such flavors as "crème brulée" and "cool cucumber." Though one Juul pod is roughly equal to a pack of cigarettes when it comes to nicotine strength, only a minority of young people who were familiar with or had recently used the Juul knew that it contained the addictive stimulant, according to one peer-reviewed study. The regulator said on Wednesday that it has asked Juul and others to respond with sufficient plans to reduce teen use, warning them that they chance a ban. The FDA had previously requested information about marketing practices and youth use from Juul's manufacturer and makers of similar products in early June. British American Tobacco shares have dropped 24.6% year-to-date, Altria shares dropped 10.8% and Philip Morris shares dropped 23.5%, compared with a 7.9% year-to-date rise in the S&P 500 SPX, -0.17% and a 5.2% rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.04%

[ali47fish] 12/9/2018 16:07

sorry what 's the neews i am missing- what has this gor to do with fda and what juuls? help

[essentialinvestor] 12/9/2018 15:18

M, very valid point

[this_time_its_different] 12/9/2018 15:12

SUPER STRONG BUY NOW,

Depressed stock price + FDA removing the competition

[minerve] 12/9/2018 15:02

It gives you some idea how the market rates vapes as a disruptor.

[this_time_its_different] 12/9/2018 15:00

BATS is on fire, it's gapping up.

[essentialinvestor] 12/9/2018 14:58

That's big news, juul have dominated the vape market in the US

[minerve] 12/9/2018 14:57

Old style tobacco lobbying still very much healthy and alive it seems.... ;)

[this_time_its_different] 12/9/2018 14:55

Damn FDA to the rescue,juul can stick it where the sun don't shine