JNB Equity Snapshot

BTI Weekly Equity Report

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Latest Close 101,407 ZAC 12 Jun 2026
1W Return 4.9% latest completed week
4W Return -6.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
Company Brief

What the company does

British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Africa. The company offers vapour products; heated products, which consists of a battery-powered device and a plant-based substance consumable that is heated; modern oral products, such as nicotine pouches; combustibles, including cigarette sticks and other tobacco stick products; traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff; and fine cut/roll-your-own tobacco products. It sells its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, …

Snapshot

What the weekly tape is saying

BTI closed the latest completed week at 101,407 ZAC. The 4-week return is -6.1% and the 12-week return is 4.4%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 0.25. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 57/100 composite read.

Trend Signal Active
Market Dynamics No fresh buy
Price vs Trend 4.4%
Volume 0.7x
Setup Cockpit

A compressed read of the whole setup

The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.

Composite setup radar

Scoreboard

Trend 92 Persistence of active Trend Signal over the last year and current streak.
Momentum 40 Blend of 4-week and 12-week follow-through.
Dynamics 66 Latest Market Dynamics and whether pressure has improved over four weeks.
Relative Strength 58 Relative leadership and short-term RS change.
Volume 29 Participation compared with the 13-week volume baseline.
Risk Control 59 Drawdown and recent weekly volatility pressure.

16-week signal tape

27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun
Weekly return bar Trend Signal dot Positive Market Dynamics dot
Price Action

Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value

Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.

52-week price path

Price Trend Line Fair Value

Price map

Trend Line
97,166 ZAC
Vs Trend Line
4.4%
Fair Value
74,053 ZAC
Vs Fair Value
36.9%
52W High
111,112 ZAC
52W Low
81,846 ZAC
Drawdown
-8.7%
Range Position
66.8%
Momentum

Returns and trend persistence

Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.

Return windows

1W 4.9%
4W -6.1%
12W 4.4%
26W 6.6%
52W 16.1%

Trend read

Active Streak
15 weeks
52W Active Weeks
44
52W Active Breadth
84.6%
Sector Scope
ZA Consumer Defensive
Sector Rank
3 of 21
Sector Percentile
90.0%
Peer Context

Sector and industry pulse

Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.

ZA Tobacco

Tracked Peers
1
4W Rank
1 of 1
Avg 1W
4.9%
Avg 4W
-6.1%
Trend Breadth
100.0%
Positive RS
100.0%
Market Dynamics

Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation

Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.

Dynamics path

Market Dynamics Relative Strength

Signal state

Market Dynamics
0.25
4W MD Change
150.1%
Relative Strength
4.27
4W RS Change
-54.9%
Expectation
Positive
Probability
56.31%
Volume

Participation and confirmation

Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.

52-week volume profile

Volume map

Latest Volume
1.7M
13W Average
2.5M
52W Average
3.8M
Vs 13W
0.7x
Vs 52W
0.5x
Risk Anatomy

Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape

A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.

26-week return distribution

Risk map

13W Volatility
5.4%
52W Volatility
4.0%
Upside Weeks
25
Downside Weeks
27
Downside Breadth
51.9%
Avg Gain / Loss
3.6% / -2.6%
Context

Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points

Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.

Classification

Exchange
JNB
Country
ZA
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
Currency
ZAC
Market Cap
2188.9B

Opportunity signals

  • Trend Signal is active with a 15-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Market Dynamics is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.

Risk signals

  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.

Watch next

  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Weekly Tape

Recent completed weeks

The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.

Week Close Return Trend Fair Value MD RS Volume Signal
12 Jun 2026 101,407 ZAC 4.9% 97,166 ZAC 74,053 ZAC 0.25 4.27 1.7M On
5 Jun 2026 96,660 ZAC -3.6% 96,840 ZAC 73,789 ZAC 0.38 0.65 2.4M On
29 May 2026 100,315 ZAC -6.7% 96,769 ZAC 73,560 ZAC 0.21 1.37 1.7M On
22 May 2026 107,474 ZAC -0.5% 96,382 ZAC 73,318 ZAC 0.01 10.01 2.0M On
15 May 2026 108,000 ZAC 13.6% 95,773 ZAC 73,043 ZAC -0.49 9.48 2.6M On
8 May 2026 95,102 ZAC -2.6% 95,140 ZAC 72,765 ZAC -0.97 -6.08 1.2M On
1 May 2026 97,607 ZAC 0.9% 94,904 ZAC 72,574 ZAC -0.79 -1.40 1.0M On
24 Apr 2026 96,692 ZAC 7.0% 94,601 ZAC 72,367 ZAC -0.57 -3.50 1.4M On
17 Apr 2026 90,353 ZAC -5.6% 94,429 ZAC 72,176 ZAC -0.30 -13.38 2.7M On
10 Apr 2026 95,692 ZAC -3.2% 94,564 ZAC 72,016 ZAC 0.12 -6.82 2.8M On
3 Apr 2026 98,862 ZAC 0.2% 94,645 ZAC 71,813 ZAC 0.37 -1.57 1.9M On
27 Mar 2026 98,700 ZAC 1.6% 94,619 ZAC 71,590 ZAC 0.23 1.87 2.8M On
20 Mar 2026 97,124 ZAC -3.4% 94,653 ZAC 71,358 ZAC 0.26 1.92 7.8M On
13 Mar 2026 100,493 ZAC 5.6% 94,812 ZAC 71,143 ZAC 0.31 1.12 3.6M On