By Michele Maatouk
Date: Friday 24 Apr 2026
(Sharecast News) - Morgan Stanley double upgraded British American Tobacco on Friday to 'overweight', saying it was its top pick in European tobacco.
| UBS downgrades Imperial Brands to 'neutral' | 15-Apr-2026 | ShareCast |
| Imperial Brands reiterates FY revenue and operat... | 14-Apr-2026 | ShareCast |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 01-Apr-2026 | ShareCast |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 10-Mar-2026 | ShareCast |
| Directorate change | 10-Mar-2026 | ShareCast |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 01-Apr-2026 | 08:52 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 10-Mar-2026 | 09:30 | RNS |
| Directorate change | 10-Mar-2026 | 09:27 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 02-Jan-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Transaction in Own Shares | 30-Dec-2025 | 17:54 | RNS |
| Questor :Imperial Tobacco | 06-Nov-2014 | Telegraph |
| Questor :Imperial Tobacco | 23-Sep-2011 | Telegraph |
| Investment Column:Imperial Tobacco | 22-Sep-2011 | The Independent |
| Questor :Imperial Tobacco | 10-Aug-2011 | Telegraph |
| Questor : Imperial Tobacco | 25-May-2011 | Telegraph |
| Stocks in Focus on Today's Edition of 'Before th... | 03-Apr-2008 | PR Newswire |
| Montoro-Belmont J.V. Completes Preliminary Evalu... | 26-Jul-2006 | Marketwired |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 2,816.50p |
| Change Today | 15.50p |
| % Change | 0.55 % |
| 52 Week High | 3,341.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 2,667.00 |
| Volume | 4,513,226 |
| Shares Issued | 777.51m |
| Market Cap | £21,899m |
| RiskGrade | 154 |
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| Strong Buy | 6 |
| Buy | 6 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 14 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3rd Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 19-Feb-26 | 27-Nov-25 |
| Paid | 31-Mar-26 | 31-Dec-25 |
| Amount | 40.08p | 40.08p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 14:53 | 0 @ 2,799.00p |
| 14:51 | 1 @ 2,800.00p |
| 10:30 | 1,949,613 @ 2,801.00p |
| 10:31 | 1,949,613 @ 2,801.00p |
| 14:50 | 0 @ 2,799.00p |
| Chair | Thérèse Esperdy |
| CEO | Lukas Paravicini |
| CFO | Murray McGowan |
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