Morgan Stanley double upgraded British American Tobacco (BTI) to Overweight from Underweight with a price target of 4,900 GBp, up from 3,050 GBp. Morgan Stanley also named BAT its top pick in European tobacco. The firm is constructive on tobacco within citing its defensiveness and superior cash generation. It sees improving fundamentals for British American Tobacco with the company moving into new catagories.
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