O Brien Greene & Co. Inc Sells 1,059 Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc lowered its stake in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 6.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 16,043 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,059 shares during the period. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BTI. First City Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in British American Tobacco by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. First City Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $398,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 11.0% in the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 3,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust raised its position in British American Tobacco by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 21,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $776,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp lifted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 30,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,132,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, City State Bank boosted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 26.6% in the third quarter. City State Bank now owns 1,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on BTI. StockNews.com downgraded shares of British American Tobacco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays raised British American Tobacco to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut British American Tobacco from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $33.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, October 3rd.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE BTI opened at $37.80 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $35.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1 year low of $28.25 and a 1 year high of $39.54.

About British American Tobacco

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.