British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF) Short Interest Up 60.6% in December

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 209,300 shares, a growth of 60.6% from the November 30th total of 130,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 37.4 days.

British American Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:BTAFF traded down $2.03 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $35.95. 822 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,110. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.34. British American Tobacco has a 12 month low of $28.00 and a 12 month high of $40.16.

British American Tobacco Company Profile

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.