BT Group (LON:BT.A) Hits New 1-Year High - Should You Buy?

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 194.75 ($2.66) and last traded at GBX 193.40 ($2.64), with a volume of 142615078 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 193.90 ($2.65).

BT Group Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £19.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,171.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 176.90 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 160.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58.

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

Insider Activity at BT Group

In other news, insider Simon Lowth sold 134,546 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 190 ($2.59), for a total transaction of £255,637.40 ($349,088.35). 43.86% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.