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An update from British American Tobacco ( (GB:BATS) ) is now available.
British American Tobacco shareholders backed all 19 resolutions at the company’s 2026 annual general meeting, with voting representing just over three quarters of the issued share capital and strong support recorded for the 2025 accounts, directors’ remuneration and the reappointment of KPMG as auditor. Investors also renewed authorities for share allotments, share buybacks, political expenditure and pre-emption right disapplications, while approving an extension of the company’s Sharesave Scheme.
The AGM confirmed the re-election of the existing board, the formal election of Matthew Wright as a director and the transition of the Senior Independent Director role from the retiring Holly Keller Koeppel to Karen Guerra. The broad backing for governance and capital-management measures underscores continued shareholder support for BAT’s current leadership and financial policies, offering stability for stakeholders amid a challenging regulatory and competitive environment for global tobacco companies.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BATS) stock is a Buy with a £52.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on British American Tobacco stock, see the GB:BATS Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on BATS Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, BATS is a Outperform.
The score is driven primarily by solid-but-not-clean financial performance (profitability strength offset by leverage and a notable 2025 cash-flow decline). Valuation is supportive due to the high dividend yield and moderate P/E, while technicals are broadly neutral. Earnings-call guidance and capital-return plans help, but are tempered by vapor/illicit pressures and regional weakness.
To see Spark’s full report on BATS stock, click here.
More about British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global tobacco and nicotine company, best known for manufacturing and selling cigarettes and newer category products such as vapour and oral nicotine brands. The group operates across multiple international markets, targeting adult consumers of tobacco and nicotine products and competing with other major multinational tobacco companies.
Average Trading Volume: 4,539,343
Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy
Current Market Cap: £94.16B
See more data about BATS stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.