Understanding the Fundamentals Before Investing in British American Tobacco p.l.c. Stocks

By Susan Ramirez • Thursday, February 13 15:10 • Permanent Link

British American Tobacco p.l.c. logged a -8.8% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $38.98 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. BTI's trading volume is 9,326,078 compared to the stock's average volume of 4,052,051.

Anyone interested in buying BTI should be aware of the facts below:

British American Tobacco p.l.c. has moved 39.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 20.3%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of -7.75, British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -5.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
BTI has a forward P/E ratio of 8.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.7 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.65 compared to its sector average of 3.53
British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide.
Based in London, the company has 46,725 full time employees and a market cap of $85.77 Billion. British American Tobacco p.l.c. currently returns an annual dividend yield of 5.5%.

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