FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.70 ($0.02) per share by the transport operator on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.
FirstGroup Stock Up 6.1 %
Shares of FGP stock traded up GBX 8.30 ($0.11) during trading hours on Thursday, reaching GBX 145.10 ($1.87). The company had a trading volume of 1,200,953 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,316,874. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.69. FirstGroup has a twelve month low of GBX 128.60 ($1.65) and a twelve month high of GBX 189 ($2.43). The company has a market capitalization of £871.91 million, a P/E ratio of -7,255.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 143.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 157.66.
Insider Activity
In other FirstGroup news, insider Graham Sutherland purchased 20,000 shares of FirstGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 153 ($1.97) per share, with a total value of £30,600 ($39,377.17). Insiders own 3.64% of the company's stock.
FirstGroup Company Profile
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FirstGroup plc provides public transport services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through First Bus and First Rail segments. The First Bus segment offers local bus services with a fleet of approximately 4,900 buses in the United Kingdom. The First Rail segment operates a passenger rail network that provides long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services through a portfolio of Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express, and Avanti West Coast franchises; and hull trains and Lumos.
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