The stock of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) increased by $0.21 on Monday to $32.86, up 0.65 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 2,364,624 shares of common stock traded. 3 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$7.13. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 2,780,451, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 3,185,564.
BTI stock dropped -3.23% since last month. On 08/16/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $31.62. The stock touched a high of $42.36 on 01/06/23, after rallying from a low of $31.62 in 52 weeks. The price of BTI stock has declined by -17.80% or -$7.13 this year, reaching a new high 3 times. Still, the stock price is down -22.42% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.70. Beta for the stock is 0.58. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.08, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.80, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 5.91.
Company paid $0.7006 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.7006 last year.
Financial Health
For the recent quarter, British American Tobacco p.l.c.’s quick ratio was 0.60, while its current ratio was 0.90, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the recent quarter is 0.51, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.58. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 83.50% percent. British American Tobacco p.l.c.’s EBITDA margin for the recent year was 46.86%, whereas its operating margin stood at 45.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $28.29 billion and revenue of $34.21 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. BTI’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 6.00%. There was a 6.80% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 12.20%.
Earnings Surprise
Net income for the quarter came in at $27.66 billion, while revenues rose by 7.13% to $0.0. At the end of British American Tobacco p.l.c.’s most recent quarter, its liabilities totaled 91.96 billion, while its total debt was $42.17 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at British American Tobacco p.l.c.’s (BTI) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 25 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 60.40%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 13.70% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 71.46% and 63.87% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.34. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 83.42%, the RSI (14) reading is 53.39%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.40, and the 14-day reading is at 0.35.
Analyst Ratings
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE: BTI) was downgraded by JP Morgan to a a Neutral rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a an Overweight. Analysts have assigned British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) an Buy rating. BTI is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 0 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 3 others recommend it as a buy.
What is BTI’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $42.40 and $57.34, with a median target price of $49.87. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is $49.87.
