Cigarettes Stocks: British American Tobacco PLC (NYSEMKT:BTI), Vector Group (NYSE:VGR), Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI), Lorillard (NYSE:LO)

British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI) is a holding company. The Company’s four principal brands include Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. The Company has many other famous international and local brands, including Rothmans, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant and Benson & Hedges. British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI) shares after opening at $105.96 moved to $106.32 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $106.32.Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 3.99 and price to cash ratio as 27.79. British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI) showed a negative weekly performance of -0.68%.

Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR) announced that it has priced $225.0 million aggregate principal amount (or up to an aggregate of $258.8 million aggregate principal amount if the underwriter of such offering exercises its over-allotment option in full) of its Variable Interest Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) in a registered public offering (the “Notes Offering”). The Company expects to close the Notes Offering on March 24, 2014, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR) shares fell 1.17% in last trading session and ended the day on $21.09. VRG return on equity ratio is recorded as -27.30% and its return on assets is 3.20%.  Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR) yearly performance is 53.16%.

Triad tobacco companies also did well. Reynolds American Inc.’s (NYSE: RAI) Camel cigarette brand was on the list, as was Lorillard Inc.’s (NYSE: LO) Newport cigarette.Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI) shares moved down -0.07% in last trading session and was closed at $53.53, while trading in range of $53.51-$54.30. Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI) year to date performance is 8.43%.

Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Lorillard (NYSE:LO) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has $60.00 price target on the stock. Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:LO) weekly performance is 0.56%. On last trading day company shares ended up $52.15. {Full Company Name} distance from 50-day simple moving average is 5.35%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $52.13.