BT Group (BT.A) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. BT Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.bt.com/about *Business was formed on 1 January 2023 from the combination of the former Enterprise and Global units. It commenced reporting as a single unit from 1 April 2023, with pro forma reporting information to be produced ahead of BT Group’s Q1 FY24 results.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 141.20 to 143.10
• 50-Day Range: 136.70 to 160.90
• 52-Week Range: 101.70 to 161.95
• Volume: 9.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £13.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,579.44
• Dividend Yield: 5.63%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

BT Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BT Group scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for BT Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BT Group is 1,579.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BT Group is 1,579.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BT Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.38. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BT Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.11. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BT.A.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

BT Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BT Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BT Group is 8,888.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.00

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BT.A.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.03

News Sentiment

BT Group has a news sentiment score of -0.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for BT Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added BT Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BT Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £47,600 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

43.86% of the stock of BT Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 27.72% of the stock of BT Group is held by institutions.

BT.A Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BT.A shares performed this year?

BT Group's stock was trading at GBX 144.05 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BT.A shares have decreased by 1.3% and is now trading at GBX 142.15.
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How do I buy shares of BT Group?

Shares of BT.A stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of BT Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BT Group investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BT Group (BT), BP (BP), Barclays (BARC), HSBC (HSBA) and GSK (GSK).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: LON:BT.A
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.btplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-73565000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 98,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,579.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.44
• P/E Growth: 0.38
• Net Income: £855 million
• Net Margins: 4.11%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.33%
• Return on Assets: 3.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 187.58
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £20.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.67
• Cash Flow: GBX 40.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.54
• Book Value: GBX 128 per share
• Price / Book: 1.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,780,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £13.90 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.69