British Amer Tobacco Plc Adr: (AMEX: BTI)

$112.83

0.52 (0.46%)

Volume 88,002

May 23 04:01 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

Overview Quote

            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		111.34 - 112.84
	
		52wk Low - High
		92.88 - 115.21
	
		Previous Close
		112.31
	
		Avg. Volume
		164,864
	
		Industry
		TOBACCO
	
		Market Cap
		108.41 B
	
		Div - Yield
		4.23 - 3.77
	
		Beta
		0.61
	
		PE (Forward)
		16.06
	
		Current Year Est.
		6.99
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        Annualized Return
                                                                    
                                                                        #1
                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        #2
                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
                                                                        #3
                                                                        Hold
                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            16.06
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.59
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            6.99
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            NA
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            NA
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            10.09%
                        
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            Company Description
        
British American Tobacco is the holding company of a group of companies which manufacture, market and sell tobacco products.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (03/2013)	Next Qtr (06/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	NA	NA	6.99	7.66
Number of Estimates	0	0	3	3
Low Estimate	NA	NA	6.91	7.60
High Estimate	NA	NA	7.09	NA
Year Ago EPS	NA	NA	NA	6.99
EPS Growth	NA	NA	NA	9.49%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
BRITISH AM TOB	BTI	112.31
REYNOLDS AMER	RAI	49.24
ALLIANCE ONE	AOI	3.57
ALTRIA GROUP	MO	36.90
LORILLARD CO	LO	43.60
PHILIP MORRIS	PM	93.97
SCHWEITZER-MAUD	SWM	46.15
UNIVL CORP -VA	UVV	59.39
IMPERIAL TOB GP	ITYBY	72.34

Sector:Consumer Staples>> Industry:TOBACCO

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Evercore Partners, Titan International, Altria Group, Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco

Mar 22, 2013

New York Hides its Cigarettes

Mar 21, 2013

New Zealand for Plain Cigarette Pack

Feb 20, 2013

Report for BTI

May 08, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	NA
Sales	24,706
Net Income	NA
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	9.21
Price/Cash Flow	14.84
Price/Sales	NA

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News

Cigarette Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2013 Edition] - M2

May 23, 2013

Association launched to fight illicit trade in excisable goods - Cnw Group

May 22, 2013

3 Tobacco Companies And Their Issues Ahead - TheMotleyFool

May 21, 2013

Should Big Tobacco Have a Place in Your Portfolio? - TheMotleyFool

May 21, 2013

WEALTHMAKERS.COM Issues Bullish Research Reports on AACC, ATAI, AXL, BBCN, BTI, CDE - M2

May 20, 2013

British American Tobacco: The Winning Streak Continues (BTI) - Financial News Netwfork Online - 52-Week High-Lows

May 16, 2013

Smokers to cough up $1.2bn - Abix

May 15, 2013

Shares of British American Tobacco Rise to a New 52-Week High - Financial News Netwfork Online - 52-Week High-Lows

May 13, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.00
ABR (Last Week)	2.00
# of recs in ABR	4
Average Target Price	115.75
Industry Rank by ABR	181 out of 265
Rank in Industry	2 out of 9

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