BT Group (LON:BT.A) Hits New 52-Week High at $151.20

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) shares reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 151.20 ($1.96) and last traded at GBX 140.30 ($1.81), with a volume of 27230000 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 139.75 ($1.81).

BT Group Trading Up 0.4 %

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 business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 136.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 118.06. The stock has a market cap of £13.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 769.95, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.73.

Insider Transactions at BT Group

In other news, insider Simon Lowth sold 625,017 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 143 ($1.85), for a total transaction of £893,774.31 ($1,155,941.94). In other BT Group news, insider Tushar Morzaria purchased 53,270 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 133 ($1.72) per share, with a total value of £70,849.10 ($91,631.01). Also, insider Simon Lowth sold 625,017 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 143 ($1.85), for a total transaction of £893,774.31 ($1,155,941.94). 36.62% of the stock is owned by insiders.

BT Group Company Profile

BT Group plc provides communications services worldwide. Its Consumer segment sells telephones, baby monitors, and Wi-Fi extenders through high street retailers, online BT Shop, and Website BT.com; and offers home phone, copper and fiber broadband, TV, and mobile services in various packages. The company's EE segment offers 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile network services; broadband, fixed-voice, and TV services; and postpaid and prepaid plans, and emergency services network.