Where Will British American Tobacco Stock Be in 5 Years?

The tide may be turning for tobacco stocks. After going through a 10-year period of zero returns -- including dividends -- British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) has posted a total return of 28% year to date. Investors are getting more bullish on the stock after the company called for a second-half acceleration of its business and strong organic revenue growth from 2026 onward due to greater contributions from its reduced-risk nicotine products.Investors sitting on the sidelines have missed the boat on British American Tobacco's returns so far this year, but the party may just be getting started. Where will the stock trade five years from now? Time to investigate this nicotine giant and see if the stock is a buy.Investors have shied away from tobacco stocks in the last few years due to heavy volume declines in the United States. In 2022 and 2023, premium cigarette volumes declined 12% year over year, the worst two years of the 21st century. This even surpassed the volume declines during the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool