BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−5% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −5% vs its 200-day average.
A token position, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 5.0% since the previous count, down from 0.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How BTI is trading
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is +5.8% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 12 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −4.8%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 48
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 17%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $55.50
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +1.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +5.8%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +117%
- vs 50-day average$56.23
- −1.3%
- 52-week high
- $66.70
- 52-week low
- $49.02
- Annualised volatility
- 24%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −0.55% |
| 2025 | +66% |
| 2024 | +35% |
| 2023 | −20% |
| 2022 | +15% |
| 2021 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | −4.7% |
| 2019 | +43% |
| 2018 | −49% |
| 2017 | +24% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 8 of 10 | +5.1% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.5% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.0% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.65% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +0.22% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.72% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.96% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | −1.1% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.4% |
| Oct | 11 | 3 of 11 | −2.3% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.2% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Consumer Defensive
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