BT Group plc (LON:BT.A - Get Free Report)'s stock price was up 8.4% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 221.17 ($2.95) and last traded at GBX 216.12 ($2.89). Approximately 49,113,328 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 165% from the average daily volume of 18,542,895 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 199.40 ($2.66).
BT Group Stock Down 1.7%
The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 188.59 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 167.86. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58. The company has a market capitalization of £20.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,308.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69.
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%. Research analysts predict that BT Group plc will post 19.1185956 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at BT Group
In other BT Group news, insider Simon Lowth sold 134,546 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 190 ($2.54), for a total transaction of £255,637.40 ($341,532.93). 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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