FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / British American Tobacco / 1 October 2026
British American Tobacco (BATS): news on Thursday 1 October 2026
+6.3 strongly positive
Coverage centred on BAT's Capital Markets Day, with 2030 smokeless growth and cash flow targets and Jefferies reiterating its Buy rating. Some comparisons with Philip Morris and small share price dips tempered the tone.
What drove it
- Capital Markets Day targets
- Jefferies Buy rating
- smokeless growth
The 10 stories
- +9.2 British American Tobacco Targets Smokeless Growth, £50B Cash Flow by 2030
Smokeless growth and £50B cash flow target by 2030. - +8.7 Jefferies Reaffirms Buy on British American Tobacco (BTI) After Capital Markets Day
Jefferies reaffirms Buy after Capital Markets Day. - +8.3 British American Tobacco p.l.c. : Jefferies reiterates its Buy rating
Jefferies reiterates Buy rating. - +7.5 BAT Sees Nicotine Pouches Driving Growth In Smoking Alternatives
Nicotine pouches seen driving growth in alternatives. - +6.7 BAT stock trades at EUR 48.87 as BAT sets 2030 targets
Shares higher as 2030 targets are set. - +5.8 British American Tobacco (Announcement): New Category targets outlined
Company announcement of New Category targets. - −2.5 Philip Morris leads BTI in dividend growth and smoke-free sales amid tobacco industry decline.
BAT portrayed as lagging Philip Morris in dividend growth and smoke-free. - −2.0 BTI vs. PM: Which Tobacco Dividend Will Actually Survive the Industry’s Decline?
Questions dividend durability amid industry decline, comparison with Philip Morris. - −1.7 BAT stock pre-market at EUR 47.96: minus 0.70 percent
Minor pre-market share price dip, little substance. - −1.3 British American Tobacco stock after-hours at EUR 48.31: minus 0.45 percent
Small after-hours share price decline.
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