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British American Tobacco p.l.c.
GB ˙ LSE ˙ GB0002875804
4,133.00 GBX ↑3.00 (0.07%)
2025-09-05
SHARE PRICE
Overview
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) is a multinational corporation based in the United Kingdom that operates in the tobacco and nicotine products industry. It is one of the world’s leading tobacco companies, offering a diverse range of products including cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, and newer nicotine products like Vuse for vaping and Velo for oral nicotine delivery. BAT is actively engaged in developing reduced-risk products in alignment with global public health debates and regulatory frameworks aiming to manage the health impacts of tobacco use. The company's innovation extends to initiatives such as tobacco heating products and modern oral products under various brand names globally. BAT's significant investment in research and development underscores its commitment to transition towards non-combustible products and adapting to evolving consumer demands and regulatory landscapes.
Basic Stats

The share price of British American Tobacco p.l.c. as of 5 September 2025 is 4,133.00 GBX / share. This is a decrease of -1.24% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of British American Tobacco p.l.c. as of 5 September 2025 is 90,678.02 GBX MM.

The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of British American Tobacco p.l.c. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.

For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.

Market Cap 90,678.02 MM
EV 121,300.20 MM
Shares Out. 2,194.00 MM
Earnings Date
EPS (TTM) 1.41
Dividend Yield 5.82 %
Ex-Dividend Date 2025-10-02
Borrow Rate 0.49
Short Shares Avail. 10.00 MM
Short Interest
Short Float
Days to Cover
Risk Free Rate 4.17 %
Price Change (1 yr) 41.92 %
Volatility (1 yr) 0.21
Beta 0.26
Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) 1.76
Sortino Ratio (1 yr) 2.79
PE Ratio 29.34
Price/Book 1.92
Price/TBV -2.30
Book/Market 0.52
EBIT/EV 0.03
EBIT(3yr avg)/EV -0.00
ROA 0.03
ROE 0.06
ROIC 0.04
CROIC -0.02
OCROIC 0.11
Implied Volatility
Put/Call OI Ratio
Growth 29.16 /100
Profitability 49.54 /100
Quality Score 47.14 /100
Value Score 29.88 /100
Momentum Score 68.72 /100
Stability (Low Vol) Score 86.15 /100
Analyst Sentiment 54.10 /100
Fund Sentiment 81.94 /100
Insider Sentiment
Officer Sentiment
Dividend Score 75.59 /100
QVM Score
Piotroski F-SCORE 7.00 /9
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target

The average one-year price target for British American Tobacco p.l.c. is 4,275.50 GBX. The forecasts range from a low of 3,030.00 GBX to a high of 5,460.00 GBX. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.

Update Frequency: Monthly

Record Date Projection Date High Low Median Average
2025-09-02 2026-09-02 5,460.00 3,030.00 4,437.00 4,275.50
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades

This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for British American Tobacco p.l.c.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.

The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
  • Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
  • Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
  • Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.

When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.

The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.

Date Analyst Prior Latest
Recommendation
Action
2022-12-01 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-08-30 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-08-03 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-07-28 RBC Capital Markets Sector Perform Reiterate
2022-07-28 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2022-07-26 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2022-07-21 Deutsche Buy Reiterate
2022-07-15 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2022-06-28 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-06-23 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2022-05-30 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-05-11 Morgan Stanley Overweight Reiterate
2022-05-06 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-04-24 Morgan Stanley Overweight Reiterate
2022-04-20 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-04-14 Morgan Stanley Overweight Reiterate
2022-03-25 Morgan Stanley Overweight Reiterate
2022-03-15 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2022-03-14 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral Reiterate
2022-03-09 Morgan Stanley Overweight Reiterate
2022-03-08 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-02-15 RBC Capital Markets Sector Perform Downgrade
2022-02-15 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2022-02-15 RBC Capital Markets Downgrade Downgrade
2022-02-15 JP Morgan Cazenove Reiteration Reiterate
2022-02-15 Barclays Reiteration Reiterate
2022-02-09 Morgan Stanley Reiteration Reiterate
2022-02-08 Deutsche Reiteration Reiterate
2022-01-29 Morgan Stanley Reiteration Reiterate
2022-01-25 Deutsche Reiteration Reiterate
2022-01-10 Barclays Reiteration Reiterate
2021-12-20 Citigroup Reiteration Reiterate
2021-12-08 JP Morgan Cazenove Reiteration Reiterate
2021-12-08 Deutsche Reiteration Reiterate
2021-12-03 Barclays Reiteration Reiterate
2021-11-15 Morgan Stanley Reiteration Reiterate
2021-10-19 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2021-10-13 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2021-08-03 Morgan Stanley Overweight Reiterate
2021-07-30 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral Reiterate
2021-07-28 RBC Capital Markets Outperform Reiterate
2021-07-27 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2021-06-29 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2021-06-28 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2021-03-18 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2021-02-10 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2020-09-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform Upgrade
2020-09-02 Morgan Stanley Overweight Reiterate
2020-08-17 Jefferies Hold Reiterate
2020-06-29 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2020-06-04 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2020-03-05 Bernstein Market Perform Outperform Upgrade
2020-01-30 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2020-01-23 Morgan Stanley Equal-weight Upgrade
2020-01-15 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2020-01-07 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2019-12-16 Bank of America Buy Upgrade
2019-11-29 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2019-11-25 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2019-11-01 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2019-10-10 UBS Buy Reiterate
2019-08-28 Liberum Capital Buy Reiterate
2019-07-15 Morgan Stanley Underweight Reiterate
2019-06-18 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2019-06-17 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Underweight Downgrade
2019-06-16 Morgan Stanley Underweight Downgrade
2019-06-12 Liberum Capital Buy Reiterate
2019-06-12 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2019-03-28 Citigroup Neutral Buy Upgrade
2019-03-15 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2019-03-13 Liberum Capital Buy Reiterate
2019-02-28 Liberum Capital Buy Reiterate
2019-01-29 PiperJaffray Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2019-01-07 Cowen & Co. Outperform Market Perform Downgrade
2018-11-29 RBC Capital Underperform Sector Perform Upgrade
2018-11-26 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2018-11-12 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2018-10-25 Liberum Capital Buy Reiterate
2018-10-18 DZ Bank Hold Sell Downgrade
2018-10-16 Bernstein Market Perform Initiate
2018-10-16 Bank of America Underperform Reiterate
2018-09-19 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2018-09-17 Morgan Stanley Equal-weight Initiate
2018-09-13 Liberum Capital Buy Reiterate
2018-09-03 RBC Capital Markets Underperform Downgrade
2018-08-01 UBS Buy Reiterate
2018-07-27 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2018-07-26 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2018-06-20 Liberum Capital Buy Reiterate
2018-06-11 Citigroup Neutral Reiterate
2018-05-01 PiperJaffray Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2018-03-04 Goldman Sachs Buy Reiterate
2018-02-26 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2017-11-28 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2017-11-21 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2017-11-17 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2017-10-10 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2017-09-26 Cowen & Co. Market Perform Outperform Upgrade
2017-09-20 Goldman Sachs Neutral Reiterate
2017-08-03 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2017-07-28 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2017-07-28 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2017-07-12 Investec Hold Reiterate
2017-05-23 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2017-05-09 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2017-04-19 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2017-03-06 Argus Hold Buy Upgrade
2017-02-24 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2017-02-24 Barclays Equal-weight Reiterate
2017-02-14 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2017-02-10 Berenberg Bank Buy Upgrade
2017-01-23 Barclays Equal-weight Reiterate
2017-01-18 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2017-01-18 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2017-01-16 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2017-01-04 Berenberg Bank Hold Reiterate
2016-12-07 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2016-12-05 Berenberg Bank Hold Reiterate
2016-11-15 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2016-11-15 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2016-11-11 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2016-11-02 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Overweight Upgrade
2016-10-24 RBC Capital Markets Underperform Reiterate
2016-10-21 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2016-10-20 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-10-11 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2016-09-21 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2016-09-09 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2016-09-08 Investec Hold Buy Upgrade
2016-08-24 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-08-19 Societe Generale Hold Downgrade
2016-08-01 Berenberg Bank Hold Reiterate
2016-07-29 Societe Generale Buy Hold Downgrade
2016-07-29 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-07-29 Goldman Sachs Buy Reiterate
2016-07-29 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2016-07-29 Barclays Equal-weight Reiterate
2016-07-26 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2016-07-06 Berenberg Bank Hold Downgrade
2016-07-05 UBS Buy Reiterate
2016-07-04 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2016-06-29 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-06-28 Goldman Sachs Buy Reiterate
2016-06-27 Societe Generale Buy Reiterate
2016-06-27 Exane BNP Paribas Neutral Reiterate
2016-06-17 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-05-03 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2016-04-27 UBS Buy Reiterate
2016-04-27 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-04-27 Goldman Sachs Sell Reiterate
2016-04-27 Exane BNP Paribas Neutral Reiterate
2016-04-22 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2016-04-22 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2016-04-22 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2016-04-19 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-04-08 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2016-04-08 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2016-04-07 Societe Generale Buy Reiterate
2016-04-05 Goldman Sachs Sell Reiterate
2016-03-22 Argus Hold Initiate
2016-03-18 Exane BNP Paribas Neutral Reiterate
2016-03-01 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2016-02-26 Societe Generale Buy Reiterate
2016-02-26 Exane BNP Paribas Neutral Reiterate
2016-02-26 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2016-02-19 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2016-02-19 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2016-02-04 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2016-02-02 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2016-02-02 Berenberg Buy Initiate
2016-02-01 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2016-01-28 UBS Buy Initiate
2016-01-18 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2016-01-13 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2015-12-14 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2015-12-10 Goldman Sachs Sell Downgrade
2015-11-27 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2015-11-24 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2015-11-10 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2015-10-29 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2015-10-28 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2015-10-26 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2015-10-23 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2015-10-07 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2015-10-07 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2015-10-07 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2015-09-24 Societe Generale Buy Reiterate
2015-09-23 Goldman Sachs Neutral Reiterate
2015-09-23 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2015-09-16 Morgan Stanley Equal-weight Reiterate
2015-09-16 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2015-08-07 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2015-07-29 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2015-07-29 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2015-07-29 Charles Stanley Accumulate Reiterate
2015-07-23 Exane BNP Paribas Neutral Reiterate
2015-07-20 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2015-07-15 Goldman Sachs Neutral Reiterate
2015-07-13 Nomura Buy Initiate
2015-06-19 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2015-06-17 Goldman Sachs Sell Neutral Upgrade
2015-06-16 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2015-06-15 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2015-05-13 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2015-04-30 Societe Generale Hold Buy Upgrade
2015-04-30 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2015-04-29 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2015-04-29 Exane BNP Paribas Neutral Reiterate
2015-03-27 RBC Capital Markets Underperform Reiterate
2015-03-25 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2015-03-06 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2015-03-03 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2015-02-26 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2015-02-06 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2015-01-14 Beaufort Securities Buy Reiterate
2015-01-07 Goldman Sachs Sell Reiterate
2014-12-03 Goldman Sachs Sell Reiterate
2014-11-21 RBC Capital Markets Underperform Reiterate
2014-10-23 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2014-10-23 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2014-10-23 Beaufort Securities Buy Reiterate
2014-10-22 Charles Stanley Accumulate Reiterate
2014-10-14 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2014-10-10 Goldman Sachs Sell Downgrade
2014-10-03 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2014-09-11 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2014-08-29 RBC Capital Markets Underperform Reiterate
2014-08-11 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2014-08-08 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2014-07-31 UBS Buy Reiterate
2014-07-31 Goldman Sachs Neutral Reiterate
2014-07-31 Beaufort Securities Buy Reiterate
2014-07-30 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2014-07-28 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2014-07-28 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2014-07-17 Exane BNP Paribas Outperform Reiterate
2014-07-16 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2014-07-15 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2014-06-30 Jefferies Buy Maintains
2014-06-25 UBS Buy Reiterate
2014-06-20 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2014-06-11 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2014-06-10 UBS Buy Reiterate
2014-05-30 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2014-05-27 RBC Capital Markets Underperform Reiterate
2014-05-27 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2014-05-22 Exane BNP Paribas Outperform Reiterate
2014-05-22 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2014-05-08 Investec Hold Reiterate
2014-04-30 Panmure Gordon Buy Upgrade
2014-04-04 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2014-03-28 Goldman Sachs Neutral Reiterate
2014-03-26 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2014-03-24 Credit Suisse Neutral Downgrade
2014-03-10 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2014-02-28 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2014-02-28 Deutsche Bank Buy Reiterate
2014-02-27 UBS Buy Reiterate
2014-02-27 RBC Capital Markets Underperform Reiterate
2014-02-27 Panmure Gordon Hold Reiterate
2014-02-27 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2014-02-25 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2014-02-21 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2014-02-21 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2014-02-10 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2014-01-31 Goldman Sachs Buy Reiterate
2014-01-13 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2014-01-13 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-12-19 Panmure Gordon Hold Downgrade
2013-12-18 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2013-12-17 UBS Buy Reiterate
2013-12-12 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2013-12-10 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2013-12-10 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2013-11-29 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2013-11-25 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2013-11-21 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2013-11-21 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-11-13 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-11-04 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2013-11-04 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2013-10-28 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-10-23 Macquarie Outperform Upgrade
2013-10-23 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2013-10-21 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2013-10-18 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2013-10-09 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2013-10-04 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-10-02 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2013-10-02 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2013-09-25 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2013-09-23 Canaccord Genuity Sell Reiterate
2013-09-20 Berenberg Bank Buy Reiterate
2013-09-12 Societe Generale Hold Reiterate
2013-09-11 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2013-09-11 Bank of America Buy Reiterate
2013-09-06 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-08-29 Investec Hold Reiterate
2013-08-23 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-08-12 Goldman Sachs Buy Reiterate
2013-08-05 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2013-08-01 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2013-07-31 Investec Buy Reiterate
2013-07-09 Canaccord Genuity Sell Downgrade
2013-07-03 Nomura Buy Reiterate
2013-06-28 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2013-06-28 Credit Suisse Outperform Reiterate
2013-06-26 UBS Buy Reiterate
2013-06-26 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2013-06-19 Panmure Gordon Buy Reiterate
2013-03-08 Jefferies Buy Maintains
2023-02-14 Barclays Overweight Reiterate
2023-02-13 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2023-02-28 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight Reiterate
2023-03-13 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral Downgrade
2023-03-24 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2024-04-22 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2023-11-24 RBC Capital Markets Sector Perform Reiterate
2023-12-14 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral Reiterate
2024-05-21 Deutsche Buy Reiterate
2025-07-30 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2024-12-12 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral Reiterate
2025-07-31 Deutsche Buy Reiterate
2025-08-05 Jefferies Buy Reiterate
2025-07-10 Citigroup Buy Reiterate
2025-07-18 Deutsche Buy Reiterate
2025-08-04 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral Reiterate
2025-08-01 RBC Capital Markets Sector Perform Reiterate
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