D Orazio & Associates Inc. Purchases 809 Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,721 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 809 shares during the period. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $462,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of BTI. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in British American Tobacco in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. ORG Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 35.1% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the period. Kieckhefer Group LLC acquired a new stake in British American Tobacco during the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its stake in British American Tobacco by 153.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares during the period. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of British American Tobacco by 122.8% during the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 748 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 16.16% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

BTI stock opened at $41.76 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $37.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.66. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 12 month low of $28.25 and a 12 month high of $41.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BTI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com cut British American Tobacco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays raised shares of British American Tobacco to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of British American Tobacco from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th.

British American Tobacco Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.