London, Feb 4, 2026, 09:30 GMT
BT Group (BT.A.L) said it has completed the sale of its Radianz business to Transaction Network Services (TNS), handing over a unit that provides connectivity used by financial-market firms. BT said the transaction, agreed in September, received regulatory clearances. (Bt)
TNS said Radianz will fold into its Financial Markets offering, widening access to trading venues, market data and applications for institutional clients. Tom Lazenga, general manager of TNS Financial Markets, called it an “important milestone” as the two networks combine. (TNS)
BT shares were up about 3.7% at 201.2 pence by 0915 GMT, near their 52-week high of 223.6 pence, according to Google Finance. The stock showed a dividend yield of about 4.1% and a market value of roughly 20.0 billion pounds. (Google)
A TipRanks report based on BT’s month-end disclosure said the company had 9,968,127,681 ordinary shares in issue as of Jan. 30, with 497,391 held in treasury — shares kept by the company that do not carry voting rights. It put the voting-rights figure at 9,967,630,290, a number used by investors for UK disclosure thresholds under Financial Conduct Authority transparency rules. (TipRanks)
A Directorstalkinterviews.com stock analysis published on Feb. 2 put BT at 191.35 pence and cited an average analyst target price of 208.94 pence, with broker views split across buys, holds and sells. But it also flagged a contracting top line and a high dividend payout ratio, which can squeeze room for future increases if earnings do not improve. (DirectorsTalk Interviews)
In a separate Motley Fool UK column syndicated on Yahoo Finance, writer Harvey Jones said a forward yield of roughly 4.3% and a modest price gain could lift a £10,000 stake to about £10,930 over 12 months, “if everything” goes to plan. (Yahoo Finance)
BT’s consumer arm also pushed a different message on Feb. 4: it said independent studies by RootMetrics and Umlaut Connect ranked EE as the UK’s best-performing mobile network. Claire Gillies, CEO of BT Group’s Consumer Division, said the results showed “clear evidence” of network leadership, with rivals including VodafoneThree and Virgin Media O2 assessed in the testing. (Bt)
Neither BT nor TNS disclosed financial terms of the Radianz deal in the statements. For BT shareholders, the next questions are plain enough: whether asset sales and network rankings translate into steadier cash flow, and how long the dividend story holds in a market that keeps getting more crowded.
