O Brien Greene & Co. Inc Increases Stock Position in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc raised its holdings in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 289 shares during the period. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $529,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Atria Investments Inc lifted its holdings in shares of British American Tobacco by 19.5% in the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 74,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,270,000 after purchasing an additional 12,150 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 79.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 922 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 131.8% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 1,590 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of British American Tobacco during the first quarter valued at approximately $732,000. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of British American Tobacco by 4.2% during the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 8,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.44% of the company’s stock.

British American Tobacco Trading Down 3.4 %

Shares of BTI stock opened at $38.01 on Wednesday. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a one year low of $28.25 and a one year high of $39.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $35.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.38.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of British American Tobacco from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 11th.

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.