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BT Group (LON:BT.A) Stock Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Key Points

  • BT Group's share price surpassed its 200-day moving average of GBX 172.60, trading at GBX 208.15 ($2.80) with significant volume.
  • The company reported earnings of GBX 18.80 ($0.25) per share, with analysts predicting earnings of approximately 19.12 for the current fiscal year.
  • Insider Simon Lowth sold 134,546 shares at an average price of GBX 190 ($2.55), indicating active insider trading at BT Group.
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BT Group plc (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 172.60 ($2.34) and traded as high as GBX 209.10 ($2.83). BT Group shares last traded at GBX 208.15 ($2.82), with a volume of 20,482,654 shares changing hands.

BT Group Stock Up 0.2%

The company has a market cap of £20.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,377.78, 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 current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 197.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 173.12.

BT Group (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The communications services company reported GBX 18.80 ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter. BT Group had a net margin of 4.11% and a return on equity of 6.33%. As a group, equities analysts predict 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 ($2.57), for a total value of £255,637.40 ($345,876.61). 43.86% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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