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In the latest session, British American Tobacco Plc ADR (NYSE: BTI) closed at $46.69 down -1.35% from its previous closing price of $47.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.84 million shares were traded. BTI stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.465.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of British American Tobacco Plc ADR’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Underweight on October 03, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $33.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BTI now has a Market Capitalization of 103974420480 and an Enterprise Value of 135733731328. As of this moment, British’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.247 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.481.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BTI is 0.33, which has changed by 0.48646927 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11937654 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BTI has reached a high of $49.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.37%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BTI has traded an average of 6.86M shares per day and 6096620 over the past ten days. A total of 2.20B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.19B. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 10.81% stake in the company. Shares short for BTI as of 1749772800 were 8186332 with a Short Ratio of 1.19, compared to 1747267200 on 11209457. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8186332 and a Short% of Float of 0.5.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BTI is 2.99, from 2.402 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05075005The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.85. The current Payout Ratio is 172.31% for BTI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1759449600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-02-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
