Buy, Sell or Hold: British American Tobacco (BTI-N) — Stock Predictions at Stockchase

NYSE:BTI

44.26

0.50 (1.14%) 1d

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TOP PICK

Many investors unwillingly to buy tobacco companies - presenting opportunity. Slow growing dividend very attractive. Balance sheet has recently been cleaned up. Recently announced 2.5% share buyback.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 11/22, Down 0.6%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with BTI has triggered its stop at $40. To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time. This will result in a net investment gain of 1%, when combined with our previous buy recommendation.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 11/22, Up 12.7%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with BTI is progressing well. We now recommend trailing up the stop (from $32) to $40.

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TOP PICK

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly If you are looking for a strong dividend and don't mind owning a sin-based company, then we reiterate BTI as a TOP PICK. The England based manufacturer of well known tobacco brands worldwide trades at a 11x PE and just 1.1x book value. Its growth in earnings (coming from growing users during the pandemic and a business model growing non-combustible product lines) makes it good value here. The company pays a stellar dividend, backed by a payout ratio of under 65% of cash flow and has been using cash reserves to pay down debt. We continue to recommend a $32 stop-loss, looking to achieve a target of $50 -- 24% upside. Yield 7.59% (Analysts’ price target is $49.56)

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COMMENT

Pays very high dividends. Low growth. Great cashflow, as people are addicted. He has no exposure to the sector. Some investors will avoid these "sin" stocks.

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DON'T BUY

Pass. Doesn't care for tobacco stocks (or vape companies) given the harm they produce to human health.

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TOP PICK

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly If you are okay owning tobacco based companies, BTI may be a good entry here. The England based company makes well known brands worldwide and trades at a 10x PE. Pandemic related stress is increasing consumption according to Reuters. The company pays a stellar dividend, backed by a payout ratio of only 26% of cash flow. We would trade this with a $32 stop-loss, looking to achieve a target of $50 -- 28% upside. Yield 7.1% (Analysts’ price target is $50.00)

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DON'T BUY

The tobacco space looks cheap but there is a secular overhang. They are highly profitable but eventually, tobacco sales will disappear. ESG is also a force. Institutional investors may not be able to own this.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sep 06/19, Up 7%) Likes the sector. Opportunity now, as it's heavily oversold. Take a look at the category and add a second name.

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BUY

Loaded up with debt, small dividend cut, vaping issue, new CEO, plus litigation. What are the underlying fundamentals moving forward? Asia seeing growth. Elsewhere, volumes going down but prices going up. It's a buy and there's some upside.

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COMMENT

As a 7-year hold? Investors stay away from tobacco stocks because tobacco causes cancer. Yes, they have a lot of free cash flow and pay big dividends, but he doesn't see huge upside. You buy this for the dividend and a modest stock price rise over time.

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BUY

They aren't a big player in the vaping industry. Vaping is more and more court regulated. Debt reduction will occur during 2020-2022. He doesn't see major challenges. He sees more growth and would buy looking at the chart and dividend. He also thinks that they might enter into cannabis and they would be well positioned.

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TOP PICK

The long term dividend track record has been great. The recent issues around vaping and health concerns has caused the share price to drop. It acquired the Reynolds business in 2018 and it is doing well. It is very well valued here. Yield 7.55% (Analysts’ price target is $47.22)

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BUY

They carry some debt. Pays a 6.6% dividend. It's underperformed in the past year, because they made a big US acquisition, and the FDA punished and targeted this sector until its bosses changed a few months ago. Ex-dividend, BTI generates $1.5 billion free cash flow, which will pay down debt aggressively. Has a good history of dividend growth. This may not climb immediately, but you can collected the dividend until then. He likes it.

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BUY

There has been a sector rotation out of tobacco and staples into the high high-growth type stories. Good entry point.

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British American Tobacco(BTI-N) Rating

Ranking : 3 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 2

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 0

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 1

Total Signals / Votes : 3

Stockchase rating for British American Tobacco is calculated according to the stock experts' signals. A high score means experts mostly recommend to buy the stock while a low score means experts mostly recommend to sell the stock.

British American Tobacco(BTI-N) Frequently Asked Questions

What is British American Tobacco stock symbol?

British American Tobacco is a American stock, trading under the symbol BTI-N on the New York Stock Exchange (BTI). It is usually referred to as NYSE:BTI or BTI-N

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On 2022-05-24, British American Tobacco (BTI-N) stock closed at a price of $44.26.

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