BT Group (LON:BT.A) Given “Sell” Rating at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

BT Group (LON:BT.A)‘s stock had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report issued on Friday, London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 150 price target on the communications services company’s stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft‘s target price would suggest a potential downside of 30.88% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on BT.A. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of BT Group from GBX 175 to GBX 165 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 300 price objective on shares of BT Group in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 231.25.

BT Group Trading Down 6.4%

BT.A traded down GBX 14.80 during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 217. 791,745,063 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 42,472,332. The firm has a market capitalization of £21.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69. BT Group has a 1-year low of GBX 173 and a 1-year high of GBX 247.30. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 204.43 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 205.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58.

BT Group (LON:BT.A) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The communications services company reported GBX 9.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 875.30 billion during the quarter. BT Group had a return on equity of 6.33% and a net margin of 4.11%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that BT Group will post 19.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More BT Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting BT Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Half-year pretax profit rose 12% to £1.07 billion, the second quarter exceeded forecasts, and BT raised its interim dividend while maintaining its outlook. A narrower pension deficit also supported the results. BT lifts dividend, maintains outlook as pension deficit narrows
• Positive Sentiment: BT cited strong fibre take-up and earnings, while its cost-saving programme includes substantial workforce reductions—potentially helping control costs. Berenberg reaffirmed its “buy” rating and set a GBX 300 price target. BT Group Shares Rise on Rising Profit, 11% Workforce Cut
• Neutral Sentiment: BT has cut almost 8,000 jobs as part of its savings plan and shed more than 11,000 roles over the past year. Lower costs may benefit profitability, but the scale of the reductions brings potential operational and workforce risks. BT cuts almost 8,000 jobs amid sweeping cost-saving programme
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports say BT is keeping quiet about TalkTalk, leaving uncertainty around any potential developments involving the company. BT keeps schtum on TalkTalk
• Negative Sentiment: Openreach is expected to miss its target of passing 25 million premises with fibre by year-end, although BT expects to reach the milestone in March. The delay could raise concerns about rollout execution and timing. BT to miss 25 million Openreach fiber rollout target by year’s end

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.

BT Group consists of four customer-facing units: Consumer serves individuals and families in the UK; Business covers companies and public services in the UK; International serves multinational organisations headquartered outside the UK and overseas public sector customers; Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned subsidiary wholesaling fixed access infrastructure services to its customers – over 700 communications providers across the UK.
British Telecommunications Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group.