NYSEConsumer StaplesTobaccoSnapshot 2026-07-23
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Create your account →The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRelatively steady — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskNot enough reads yet
British American Tobacco (BTI) relies on stable consumer demand to support its price. The company has faced challenges, including job cuts and regulatory pressures. Recent news shows a mixed outlook for the sector, with some companies performing well while others struggle. BTI trades at an undefined multiple, making valuation uncertain. A specific risk is the 17% chance of missing earnings expectations next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 12% below where it trades; this read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Staples is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-24. BTI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 6 analysts currently covering BTI (as of Jul 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A consensus fair price across 0 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-07-24. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Tobacco — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Job cuts indicate financial distress and impact operational efficiency.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-24. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Workforce reduction indicates potential leadership instability.
Restructuring efforts suggest ongoing leadership challenges.
Job cuts reflect difficulties in adapting to declining cigarette demand.
Intensified turnaround plan indicates leadership's struggle with market shifts.
ITC's growth with BAT supports partnership objectives.
Analyst support indicates confidence in valuation despite weaknesses.
Strong buy recommendation supports positive valuation outlook.
