British American Tobacco Plc ADR [NYSE: BTI] gained 1.15% or 0.56 points to close at $49.34 with a heavy trading volume of 7692664 shares.
It opened the trading session at $49.17, the shares rose to $49.555 and dropped to $49.1, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for BTI points out that the company has recorded 31.05% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 6.51M shares, BTI reached to a volume of 7692664 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about British American Tobacco Plc ADR [BTI]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BTI shares is $35.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BTI stock is a recommendation set at 3.33. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for British American Tobacco Plc ADR shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on April 30, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on January 27, 2025, representing the official price target for British American Tobacco Plc ADR stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $33, while Morgan Stanley analysts kept a Underweight rating on BTI stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for British American Tobacco Plc ADR is set at 0.75, with the Price to Sales ratio for BTI stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.27. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.75, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.32. Price to Free Cash Flow for BTI in the course of the last twelve months was 10.31 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.52.
Trading performance analysis for BTI stock
British American Tobacco Plc ADR [BTI] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.15. With this latest performance, BTI shares gained by 13.22% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 31.05% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 61.08% in the past year of trading.
British American Tobacco Plc ADR [BTI]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and British American Tobacco Plc ADR [BTI] shares currently have an operating margin of 14.41% and a Gross Margin at 63.18%. British American Tobacco Plc ADR’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 11.46%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 2.52%, with Return on Assets sitting at 2.52%.
British American Tobacco Plc ADR [BTI]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BTI. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for British American Tobacco Plc ADR go to 4.08%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at British American Tobacco Plc ADR [BTI]
There are presently around $10.53%, or 11.12%% of BTI stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BTI stocks are: CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with ownership of 26.39 million shares, which is approximately 1.1824%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 20.05 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$620.1 million in BTI stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$473.89 million in BTI stock with ownership which is approximately 0.6864%.
