As this happened, UBS upgraded its British American Tobacco Plc ADR [BTI] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early October from “an Overweight” to “an Underweight”. Morgan Stanley started covering the stock on November 01, 2023. It rated BTI as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of BTI
On Friday, British American Tobacco Plc ADR [NYSE:BTI] saw its stock fall -0.10% to $39.64. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.56%. British American Tobacco Plc ADR shares have risen nearly 9.14% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 31.96% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $39.76 was reached on 01/31/25, a 52-week low of $28.25 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $37.19, while 200 days put it at $34.66.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BTI Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 39.50, which if violated will result in even more drops to 39.37. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 39.81. A further resistance level may holdings at 39.99. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 72.10, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.05, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 4.17%. Stochastics %K at 95.03% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in British American Tobacco Plc ADR?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in British American Tobacco Plc ADR stocks on 2025-01-15, dropping by -1.69 million shares to a total of 5.04 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-12-13 was 6.73 million shares. There was a decline of -33.43%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.