According to Zen Score, the 3 best tobacco stocks to buy right now are:
1. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (NYSE:BTI)
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (NYSE:BTI) is the top tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 6 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 42. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO has seen its stock return 12.46% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 20 percentage points.
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. UNIVERSAL (NYSE:UVV)
UNIVERSAL (NYSE:UVV) is the second best tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 5 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 42. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. UNIVERSAL has seen its stock return 6.31% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 14 percentage points.
3. TURNING POINT BRANDS (NYSE:TPB)
TURNING POINT BRANDS (NYSE:TPB) is the third best tobacco stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 5 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 42. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. TURNING POINT BRANDS has seen its stock lose -33.81% over the past year, underperforming other tobacco stocks by -27 percentage points.
TURNING POINT BRANDS has an average 1 year
price target of $53.33, an upside of 81.96% from TURNING POINT BRANDS's current stock price of $29.31.
TURNING POINT BRANDS stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering TURNING POINT BRANDS, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.