British American Tobacco (BATS)

Sector:

Tobacco

Index:

FTSE 100

4,634.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    255.00p
  • 52 Week High: 4,641.00
  • 52 Week Low: 3,025.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,169.21m
  • Volume: 4,284,168
  • Market Cap: £100,521m
  • RiskGrade: 122
  • Beta: 0.00

Latest ShareCast News

Morgan Stanley double upgrades BAT to 'overweight'

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 24 Apr 2026

(Sharecast News) - Morgan Stanley double upgraded British American Tobacco on Friday to 'overweight', saying it was its top pick in European tobacco.

BATS ShareCast News

BAT sees no impact yet from Iran war 15-Apr-2026 ShareCast
UBS downgrades Imperial Brands to 'neutral' 15-Apr-2026 ShareCast
British America Tobacco appoints Asahi's Dragos ... 09-Apr-2026 ShareCast
Transaction in Own Shares 10-Mar-2026 ShareCast
British American Tobacco FY revenues edge lower,... 12-Feb-2026 ShareCast

BATS Regulatory News

Admission to Trading 11-May-2026 11:45 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 11-May-2026 11:30 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-May-2026 16:30 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-May-2026 16:25 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-May-2026 16:20 RNS

BATS Newspaper Links

Strong pound plays havoc with UK plc 31-Jul-2014 Telegraph
British American Tobacco and Philip Morris sued ... 15-Apr-2014 The Independent
British American Tobacco threatens legal challen... 28-Feb-2014 Telegraph
MARKET REPORT: British American Tobacco on vaper... 18-Feb-2014 Daily Mail
Imperial Tobacco and BAT pledge to fight new pac... 29-Nov-2013 Daily Mail

BATS Tips & Analysis

Questor:British American Tobacco 01-Aug-2014 Telegraph
Questor :British American Tobacco 28-Oct-2011 Telegraph
Investment Column:British American Tobacco 27-Oct-2011 The Independent
Questor:British American Tobacco 06-Oct-2011 Telegraph
Questor:British American Tobacco 11-Aug-2011 Telegraph

BATS News Wires

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Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

BATS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 4,634.00p
Change Today 255.00p
% Change 5.82 %
52 Week High 4,641.00
52 Week Low 3,025.00
Volume 4,284,168
Shares Issued 2,169.21m
Market Cap £100,521m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 122

BATS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
83.10% above the market average83.10% above the market average83.10% above the market average83.10% above the market average83.10% above the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
89.88% above the market average89.88% above the market average89.88% above the market average89.88% above the market average89.88% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average81.84% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
59.59% below the market average59.59% below the market average59.59% below the market average59.59% below the market average59.59% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 2
Strong Sell 0
Total 16
buy
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BATS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Q1 Q4
Ex-Div 26-Mar-26 29-Dec-25
Paid 07-May-26 04-Feb-26
Amount 61.26p 60.06p

Trades for 12-May-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:20 60 @ 4,616.00p
16:22 0 @ 4,621.00p
16:22 0 @ 4,621.00p
16:12 0 @ 4,609.00p
16:00 3 @ 4,604.00p

BATS Key Personnel

CEO Tadeu Marroco
Chair Luc Jobin

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