JNB Equity Snapshot
BTI Weekly Equity Report
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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, …
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.
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.
Scoreboard
16-week signal tape
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 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%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
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%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
ZA Consumer Defensive
- Tracked Peers
- 21
- 4W Rank
- 17 of 21
- Avg 1W
- -0.5%
- Avg 4W
- -0.3%
- Trend Breadth
- 33.3%
- Positive MD
- 42.9%
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%
Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation
Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.
Dynamics path
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%
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
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%
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.
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 |