BT Group (LON:BT.A) Hits New 12-Month High at $149.50

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 149.50 ($1.97) and last traded at GBX 146.55 ($1.94), with a volume of 16842119 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 148.10 ($1.96).

BT Group Price Performance

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 50 day moving average of GBX 140.45 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 126.77. The firm has a market capitalization of £14.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,622.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.69.

Insider Activity

In other BT Group news, insider Simon Lowth sold 625,017 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 143 ($1.89), for a total transaction of £893,774.31 ($1,180,679.41). 43.86% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.