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British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Consumer Defensive · Tobacco

$55.83

Down-$0.19 (-0.34%)

Updated Sep 19, 2026, 7:19 PM

SID Score

4.8/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

56/100

Neutral

Market cap
128.1B
P/E ratio
31.22
Dividend yield
6.70%
52-week range
$49.88 – $67.30
Volume
3.09M
Avg. volume
3.99M

Price performance

BTI price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

BTI closed at $55.83 after 20 trading sessions, down 0.68% for the selected period.

Last close
$55.83
Period change
-0.68%
Period low
$54.33
Period high
$57.44
Daily close
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BTI OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 18, 2026$55.68$56.105$55.60$55.833.09M
Sep 17, 2026$56.17$56.41$55.71$56.023.24M
Sep 16, 2026$56.54$56.99$55.94$56.093.49M
Sep 15, 2026$56.46$57.23$56.35$56.525.42M
Sep 14, 2026$57.12$57.50$56.985$57.298.68M
Sep 11, 2026$56.03$56.14$55.05$55.249.41M
Sep 10, 2026$55.25$55.39$54.72$54.8610.77M
Sep 9, 2026$55.195$55.25$54.30$54.337.93M
Sep 8, 2026$55.50$55.97$55.08$55.155.39M
Sep 4, 2026$55.62$55.865$55.34$55.354.11M
Sep 3, 2026$56.11$56.56$55.70$55.973.66M
Sep 2, 2026$55.56$55.81$55.21$55.684.79M
Sep 1, 2026$56.17$56.725$55.80$55.923.71M
Aug 31, 2026$56.25$56.25$55.56$55.573.57M
Aug 28, 2026$56.51$56.61$55.94$56.134.14M
Aug 27, 2026$56.88$56.96$56.21$56.282.78M
Aug 26, 2026$56.74$57.83$56.73$57.443.62M
Aug 25, 2026$56.28$56.53$56.05$56.479.05M
Aug 24, 2026$56.40$57.21$56.38$56.715.63M
Aug 21, 2026$56.62$56.78$56.13$56.213.54M

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Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

Company profile

The third-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 518 billion cigarettes in 2024. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, and Newport brands are limited to the US. In next-generation products, the company has the Vuse brand in vaping, Glo in heated tobacco, and Velo in modern oral tobacco. The company also owns a 22.9% stake in ITC limited, the largest Indian cigarette company.

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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Buy
Average target
$40.00
Implied upside
Analysts
5
BTI recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jun 23, 2026JefferiesBuy
Jun 9, 2026JefferiesBuy
May 29, 2026UBSBuy
Apr 16, 2026JefferiesBuy
Jan 20, 2026JefferiesBuy
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Yahoo · Sep 17, 2026

British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Following Cash Flow And Buyback Hopes While Fair Value Stays Higher

British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) has drawn fresh attention after recent performance data showed mixed returns across timeframes, including a small decline over the past day and a gain over the past year for shareholders. At a share price of £41.91, British American Tobacco has seen short term momentum cool after a 1-day share price return that declined 0.76%, even though its 7-day share price return gained 4.00%. Multi year total shareholder returns of 93.02% over three years and 127.04%...

Yahoo · Sep 16, 2026

British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Adds Dragos Ionut Constantinescu To Its Board

British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) has appointed Dragos Ionut Constantinescu as a director on its board. The board change expands the existing group of non executive and executive directors overseeing governance at the tobacco group. Investors may want to weigh Dragos Ionut Constantinescu's appointment as director against the rest of our British American Tobacco analysis. We have also flagged 2 warning signs for British American Tobacco. For readers tracking leadership changes and...

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