British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 338,000 shares, a growth of 46.3% from the May 15th total of 231,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 39.8 days.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of BTAFF stock traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $30.42. 1,494 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,082. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $30.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.96. British American Tobacco has a 12-month low of $28.00 and a 12-month high of $35.02.

About British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.