British American Tobacco Share Price (BATS)

Share Name	Share Symbol	Market	Type	Share ISIN	Share Description
British American Tobacco	LSE:BATS	London	Ordinary Share	GB0002875804	ORD 25P

	Price Change	% Change	Share Price	Shares Traded	Last Trade
	+45.00p	+1.08%	4,203.00p	2,814,587	16:35:06

Bid Price		Offer Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price
4,205.00p		4,206.50p	4,210.00p	4,143.00p	4,143.00p

Industry Sector	Turnover (m)	Profit (m)	EPS - Basic	PE Ratio	Market Cap (m)
Tobacco	20,292.00	29,591.00			89,565.7

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15/8/2018	16:30	UKREG	British American Tobacco PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding
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13/8/2018	14:49	ALNC	DIRECTOR DEALINGS: British American Tobacco Director Sells Shares
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19/8/2018 09:20	British American Tobacco Daily Update: British American Tobacco is listed in the Tobacco sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker BATS. The last closing price for British American Tobacco was 4,158p. British American Tobacco has a 4 week average price of 3,878p and a 12 week average price of 3,595.50p. The 1 year high share price is 5,108p while the 1 year low share price is currently 3,553p. There are currently 2,130,993,543 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 3,330,080 shares. The market capitalisation of British American Tobacco is £89,565,658,612.29. Read Full Thread Reply
07/8/2018 12:24	grahamburn: Apologies for my cryptic comment earlier. I'd assumed the figure was on the Financials page. However, call-logger is effectively right with 4.7% at the current share price, because that's what you get with a quarterly dividend of 48.8p. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
24/7/2018 14:08	hubshank: One gets the feeling that the share price wants to go up, however it is struggling to do so. It has been in limbo for a few weeks now. Maybe Thursday will see some positive action! Any thoughts? Read Full Thread Follow Reply
28/6/2018 14:54	grahamburn: Interesting share price performance for an ex-dividend day. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
11/6/2018 09:18	speedsgh: Are tobacco investments going up in smoke? - HTTPS://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/shares/2018/06/07/are-tobacco-investments-going-up-in-smoke/ ... Favourites Imperial Brands is our pick of the two. Granted, our most recent buy tip hasn’t quite played out as we hoped. Over that time, the share price was hit by bad news, including the collapse of wholesaler Palmer and Harvey, as well as suggestions that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would cut down the amount of nicotine in combustible cigarettes sold in the US. Still, the company looks well placed to deal with the shift from traditional tobacco to next-generation products. Its exposure to the US, regardless of the FDA’s decision, is less than its closest rival. It’s also done well to maintain cash flow, and maintain its place on our list of income majors. At 2,721p, or 10 times forward earnings, the shares don’t look expensive compared with their own history, either. Outsiders British American Tobacco isn’t a traditional ‘outsider’. In our view, the buy case for Imperial is just a touch stronger. BATS recently completed one of the biggest M&A transactions in history with the £41.8bn purchase of Reynolds America – the largest ever purchase of a tobacco company. This has made it the biggest vaping company in the world, so it too looks well placed to benefit from the shift to alternative products. But the Reynolds deal also made it more exposed to the US market, which could see a tightening in regulation. At 3,774p, or merely two times forward earnings, the shares look unbelievably cheap. But there’s likely a reason for this. The expert's view Sector consolidation means that tobacco is now dominated by a small handful of very large multinationals, known as the 'Big Five': Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco, China Tobacco and Imperial Brands. Numerous smoking bans imposed around the world have put pressure on the industry to develop markets and alternative products to help grow revenues. Fortunately for the industry, declines in tobacco consumption volumes in the UK, mainland Europe and the US have been offset by growth in regions such as the Middle East, Eastern Europe and other emerging economies. The development of next generation products, such as e-cigarettes, which are heavily marketed, is also helping to meet demand for less harmful forms of smoking. Currently there are few restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes, but some countries have raised the possibility of banning them in future. Both British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands were rising nicely until the middle of last year, partly due to well-regarded acquisitions in the US where both derive a significant portion of their revenues. But when the FDA announced plans to reduce nicotine addiction through tobacco products shares across the board were hit hard. As dramatic as the plan may sound, it’s worth noting that the details of exactly how it will be implemented may not be clear for some time and it’s likely that any major changes will be phased in gradually, which gives companies time to adjust and grow their non-nicotine next generation products. Judging by recent comments from the largest tobacco group, Philip Morris International, the sector will need to work harder and faster to grow its next generation sales in order to avoid a gap as tobacco volumes fall. Investors need to be especially careful not to become overly obsessed with short-term movements in the shares of the big tobacco groups. They are mainly suitable for investors with a medium- to long-term outlook who are mostly interested in maximising income in their portfolios thanks to the steady nature of their revenues and the amount of cash they generate. That, along with the huge range of markets they operate in, gives them a great ability to pay dividends and increase those consistently over time. With that in mind factors such as cash flow and dividend cover are much more important than daily changes in the share price. On top of that both BAT and Imperial Brands pay quarterly dividends with above-average yields. IC View Both these companies have done well to adapt to an ever-changing market for nicotine products. Traditional cigarettes may well represent the core of both businesses for some time, as it still accounts for a chunk of revenues – not to mention the fact that customers are quite literally addicted to these products. This could support the development of next-generation products, preventing investment being at the expense of cash flow or dividends. Nicotine is still a highly addictive substance no matter the delivery method, be it combustibles, vaporisers or some other further innovation. If customers are hooked, then the cash flows should keep coming well into the future. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
01/5/2018 09:40	andyadvfn1: Pound falling should be supportive for the share price ? Read Full Thread Follow Reply
20/4/2018 10:46	andrewbaker: Yes, it's crazy; but then I've been saying the world has gone crazy for years now. BATS is dropping because of so many reasons, some listed in posts above, but none of them are about the viability of the business and its profits and ability to pay covered dividends with capital growth in the share price too (when a realistic value returns to the share price, of course). I've broken my rule(s) about buying here (percentage of one holding, falling knife, etc ...), and bought more every time the price dropped again; and I've just bought more. I don't smoke, don't like smoking, and think those who do need help to stop; but I'm not about to go on a pilgrimage, soap box or other moralistic campaign: if people want to sell BATS at the current price, and want to sell BATS to me at the current price, yes please: I'm here. Sometimes a crazy world can be rewarding. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
08/2/2018 09:03	slogsweep: There seems a mismatch here between bank up grades and plumeting share price - are US banks pumping so they can dump their stock at a better price? Defensives seem to be under the cosh in this correction. My aim shares seem to be holding up the best. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
05/10/2017 13:28	hubshank: 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 6.0k 8.0k ● Median forecast: 5 735 High 37.2% 6,500.00 Med 21.1% 5,735.00 Low 1.3% 4,800.00 https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/forecasts?s=BATS:LSE Read Full Thread Follow Reply
24/8/2017 10:32	stepone68: 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 Read Full Thread Follow Reply
03/8/2017 08:21	philanderer: British American Tobacco backed to ride US storm The announcement of a potential crackdown on the level of nicotine in cigarettes by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may have caused a slump in tobacco stocks last week, but British American Tobacco (BATS) is still in a strong position, according to Berenberg. Earnings per share jumped 21% in the first half of the year, well ahead of expectations. Sales were also up, but analyst Jonathan Leinster said the group was still lagging rival Phillip Morris in the growth and size of its business focused on next-generation products, such as e-cigarettes. Leinster reiterated his ‘buy’ recommendation, arguing the FDA’s move need not make a difference to the outlook. ‘Many other countries have already employed maximum tar and nicotine levels without causing a significant disruption in their cigarette markets,’ he said. British American Tobacco’s share price edged higher to £48.31 yesterday, having regained some ground from its low of 4713p on Friday. HTTP://citywire.co.uk/money/the-expert-view-british-american-tobacco-rio-tinto-and-rsa/a1039366?re=48348&ea=290170&utm_source=BulkEmail_Money_Daily&utm_medium=BulkEmail_Money_Daily&utm_campaign=BulkEmail_Money_Daily#i=2 Read Full Thread Follow Reply

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