BT Group plc (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 192.50 ($2.63) and last traded at GBX 191.60 ($2.62), with a volume of 108716023 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 191.50 ($2.62).
BT Group Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of £18.67 billion, a PE ratio of 2,121.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69. The company's 50 day moving average price is GBX 173.73 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 159.08.
BT Group (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The communications services company reported GBX 18.80 ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter. BT Group had a return on equity of 6.33% and a net margin of 4.11%. Equities research analysts anticipate that BT Group plc will post 19.1185956 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at BT Group
In related news, insider Simon Lowth sold 134,546 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 190 ($2.60), for a total value of £255,637.40 ($349,279.14). Insiders own 43.86% of the company's stock.
About BT Group
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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.
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