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BT Group (LON:BT.A) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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BT Group plc (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 161.91 ($2.20) and traded as high as GBX 197.45 ($2.68). BT Group shares last traded at GBX 196.30 ($2.67), with a volume of 6,526,356 shares.

BT Group Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 179.44 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 162.38. The stock has a market capitalization of £19.12 billion, a PE ratio of 2,172.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.89.

BT Group (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 return on equity of 6.33% and a net margin of 4.11%. Research analysts forecast that BT Group plc will post 19.1185956 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at BT Group

In other BT Group news, insider Simon Lowth sold 134,546 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 190 ($2.58), for a total transaction of £255,637.40 ($347,427.83). Insiders own 43.86% of the company's stock.

BT Group Company Profile

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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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