LON:FGP FirstGroup (FGP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 139.10 -1.50 (-1.07%) (As of 04:24 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades About FirstGroup Stock (LON:FGP) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get FirstGroup alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 136.50▼ 14050-Day Range 136.50▼ 164.2052-Week Range 135.30▼ 189Volume19,180 shsAverage Volume1.32 million shsMarket Capitalization£835.85 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield4.31%Price TargetGBX 202.50Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewFirstGroup 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. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.Read More… Tim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now” (Ad)WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT about Trump or Biden dropping out of the race…Click here to see a unique election-year trade FirstGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks58th Percentile Overall ScoreFGP MarketRank™: FirstGroup scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingFirstGroup has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageFirstGroup has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about FirstGroup's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is -7,030.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is -7,030.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Growth RatioFirstGroup has a PEG Ratio of 5.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFirstGroup has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for FGP. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipFirstGroup is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthFirstGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about FirstGroup's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for FGP. News and Social Media1.7 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentFirstGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 0.30 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for FirstGroup this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, FirstGroup insiders have sold 2,467.85% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £30,600 in company stock and sold £785,762.10 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.64% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions100.06% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about FirstGroup's insider trading history. 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Email Address FGP Stock News HeadlinesFirstGroup Expands with Lakeside Group AcquisitionOctober 26 at 12:42 PM | markets.businessinsider.comFirstGroup Buys Coach Operator Anderson TravelOctober 21, 2024 | marketwatch.comElection warning coming true… If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.October 29, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)FirstGroup Plc - Directorate ChangeSeptember 11, 2024 | uk.finance.yahoo.comLondon close: FTSE slips as US job openings miss forecastsSeptember 4, 2024 | lse.co.ukFirstGroup Plc - Completion of Buyback ProgrammeAugust 5, 2024 | finanznachrichten.deFirstGroup Plc - 2024 AGM StatementJuly 26, 2024 | finanznachrichten.deFirstGroup's Chairman to Step Down, Says Performance in Line With ExpectationsJuly 26, 2024 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines FGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FGP shares performed this year? FirstGroup's stock was trading at GBX 175 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, FGP stock has decreased by 19.7% and is now trading at GBX 140.60. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were FirstGroup's earnings last quarter? FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 13th. The transport operator reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.53% and a negative net margin of 0.34%. How do I buy shares of FirstGroup? Shares of FGP 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.Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of FirstGroup own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FirstGroup investors own include Stagecoach Group (SGC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Cineworld Group (CINE), FirstGroup (FGROY), BP (BP) and Royal Mail (RMG). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/13/2018Ex-Dividend for 8/23 Dividend7/18/2024Dividend Payable8/23/2024Today10/29/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Railroads Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:FGP CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.firstgroupplc.com Phone+44-1224-650100FaxN/AEmployees31,477Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 202.50 High Stock Price TargetGBX 205 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 200 Potential Upside/Downside+44.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX (0.02) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio8.09 P/E Growth5.21Net Income£-10,200,000.00 Net Margins-0.34% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-0.53% Return on Assets2.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio256.40 Current Ratio0.69 Quick Ratio0.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£4.72 billion Price / Sales0.18 Cash FlowGBX 126.36 per share Price / Cash Flow1.11 Book ValueGBX 101 per share Price / Book1.39Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares600,900,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£844.87 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.59 7 Stocks to Own Before the 2024 ElectionLooking to avoid the hassle of mudslinging, volatility, and uncertainty? 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