British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for BTI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-29, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for BTI spans 6-K, 20-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- BAT Sets Horizon 2030 Goals: Mid-Teens New Category Growth and 30%+ Contribution Margin
- BAT H1 2026: Smokeless Hits 19.8% of Revenue, Adjusted EPS Up 7.9%, Guidance Tightened
- BAT H1 2026: Smokeless Hits 19.8% of Revenue, Adjusted EPS +5.9%, FII GLO Concluded
- BAT Reaffirms Guidance, Upgrades New Category Growth, and Reports $171M in Share Buybacks
- British American Tobacco Accelerates New Category Growth, Reaffirms FY Guidance
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
1.00 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 2,704,606 shares in BTI as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 5.0% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 28.9% of BTI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Dilution Risk
Low riskFiling-implied dilution signals for BTI, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-08-04.
Technical Error Corrected · No Change to Offering Terms
⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.
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Insider Transactions
BTI files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.