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British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Interactive chart JSON snapshot
Latest Close 4,631 GBP 12 Jun 2026
1W Return 5.2% latest completed week
4W Return -4.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 7.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x 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

BATS closed the latest completed week at 4,631 GBP. The 4-week return is -4.8% and the 12-week return is 7.4%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 0.14. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 58/100 composite read.

Trend Signal Active
Market Dynamics No fresh buy
Price vs Trend 5.5%
Volume 0.9x
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 100 Persistence of active Trend Signal over the last year and current streak.
Momentum 46 Blend of 4-week and 12-week follow-through.
Dynamics 63 Latest Market Dynamics and whether pressure has improved over four weeks.
Relative Strength 53 Relative leadership and short-term RS change.
Volume 37 Participation compared with the 13-week volume baseline.
Risk Control 51 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
4,389 GBP
Vs Trend Line
5.5%
Fair Value
3,199 GBP
Vs Fair Value
44.8%
52W High
5,326 GBP
52W Low
3,394 GBP
Drawdown
-13.0%
Range Position
64.0%
Momentum

Returns and trend persistence

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

Return windows

1W 5.2%
4W -4.8%
12W 7.4%
26W 9.3%
52W 29.1%

Trend read

Active Streak
105 weeks
52W Active Weeks
52
52W Active Breadth
100.0%
Sector Scope
GB Consumer Defensive
Sector Rank
12 of 58
Sector Percentile
80.7%
Peer Context

Sector and industry pulse

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

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
0.14
4W MD Change
124.6%
Relative Strength
3.11
4W RS Change
-74.7%
Expectation
Positive
Probability
56.78%
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
18.2M
13W Average
20.5M
52W Average
21.9M
Vs 13W
0.9x
Vs 52W
0.8x
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
5.1%
52W Volatility
4.0%
Upside Weeks
29
Downside Weeks
23
Downside Breadth
44.2%
Avg Gain / Loss
3.3% / -2.8%
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
LSE
Country
GB
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
Currency
GBP
Market Cap
99.3B

Opportunity signals

  • Trend Signal is active with a 105-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.

Risk signals

  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.

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 4,631 GBP 5.2% 4,389 GBP 3,199 GBP 0.14 3.11 18.2M On
5 Jun 2026 4,404 GBP -4.1% 4,371 GBP 3,186 GBP 0.15 -0.80 13.7M On
29 May 2026 4,591 GBP -5.8% 4,361 GBP 3,174 GBP -0.02 3.13 27.3M On
22 May 2026 4,875 GBP 0.2% 4,338 GBP 3,161 GBP -0.23 9.21 11.6M On
15 May 2026 4,864 GBP 14.2% 4,306 GBP 3,147 GBP -0.58 12.29 23.2M On
8 May 2026 4,260 GBP -1.6% 4,272 GBP 3,133 GBP -0.95 -1.53 9.6M On
1 May 2026 4,329 GBP 0.6% 4,258 GBP 3,123 GBP -0.88 -0.97 30.4M On
24 Apr 2026 4,302 GBP 3.9% 4,240 GBP 3,113 GBP -0.92 -1.54 25.9M On
17 Apr 2026 4,142 GBP -4.8% 4,228 GBP 3,104 GBP -0.89 -7.59 27.1M On
10 Apr 2026 4,351 GBP -1.3% 4,225 GBP 3,096 GBP -0.75 -2.29 14.9M On
3 Apr 2026 4,407 GBP 1.3% 4,218 GBP 3,086 GBP -0.42 0.60 18.4M On
27 Mar 2026 4,351 GBP 0.9% 4,209 GBP 3,076 GBP -0.38 4.17 18.4M On
20 Mar 2026 4,310 GBP -4.6% 4,203 GBP 3,067 GBP 0.11 4.07 28.2M On
13 Mar 2026 4,518 GBP 5.5% 4,203 GBP 3,057 GBP 0.43 5.78 21.9M On