BT Group (LON:BT.A) Hits New 52-Week High - Should You Buy?

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 181.25 ($2.46) and last traded at GBX 180.55 ($2.45), with a volume of 212324000 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 176.30 ($2.39).

BT Group Trading Down 0.4%

The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 169.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 157.56. The firm has a market capitalization of £18.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,051.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69.

BT Group (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The communications services company reported GBX 18.80 ($0.26) EPS for the quarter. BT Group had a return on equity of 6.33% and a net margin of 4.11%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that BT Group plc will post 19.1185956 earnings per share for the current year.

BT Group Company Profile

BT Group is the UK's leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions and services. We also provide managed telecommunications, security and network and IT infrastructure services to customers across 180 countries. BT Group consists of three customer-facing units: Consumer serves individuals and families in the UK; Business* covers companies and public services in the UK and internationally; Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned subsidiary wholesaling fixed access infrastructure services to its customers - over 650 communication providers across the UK. British Telecommunications plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group.