BT Group (LON:BT.A) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• BT Group plc shares have recently crossed above their two-hundred day moving average, reaching a price of GBX 207.20 ($2.75) during trading.
• The company has a market capitalization of £20.26 billion and reported an EPS of GBX 18.80 ($0.25) for the last quarter.
• Insider Simon Lowth sold 134,546 shares of BT Group stock at an average price of GBX 190 ($2.52), indicating active insider trading with 43.86% of the stock owned by insiders.

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 169.35 ($2.25) and traded as high as GBX 208.10 ($2.77). BT Group shares last traded at GBX 207.20 ($2.75), with a volume of 10,530,208 shares changing hands.

BT Group Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £20.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,356.67, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 193.19 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 170.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

BT Group (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The communications services company reported GBX 18.80 ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. BT Group had a net margin of 4.11% and a return on equity of 6.33%. On average, equities analysts anticipate 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 ($2.53), for a total transaction of £255,637.40 ($339,898.15). Corporate insiders own 43.86% of the company's stock.

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.