Greenleaf Trust Boosts Stake in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI)

Greenleaf Trust grew its position in shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) by 4.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,214 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,003 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust’s holdings in British American Tobacco were worth $807,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in British American Tobacco during the 4th quarter valued at 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 purchasing an additional 299 shares during the period. Kieckhefer Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of British American Tobacco in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its position in British American Tobacco by 122.8% in the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 748 shares during the period. 16.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

British American Tobacco Stock Up 0.3 %

British American Tobacco stock opened at $39.76 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $37.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.49. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has a 1-year low of $28.25 and a 1-year high of $39.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.88.

British American Tobacco Company 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.