FirstGroup (FGP) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 142.70 to 148
• 50-Day Range: 131.50 to 156.50
• 52-Week Range: 128.60 to 189
• Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £880.32 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.10%
• Price Target: GBX 202.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

FirstGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FirstGroup scored higher than 57% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

FirstGroup 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 Coverage

FirstGroup has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FirstGroup is -7,325.00, 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. Sector

The P/E ratio of FirstGroup is -7,325.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

FirstGroup has a PEG Ratio of 5.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FirstGroup has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. 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 FGP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

FirstGroup 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 Growth

FirstGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FGP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

FirstGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 0.41 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for FirstGroup this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FirstGroup insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £30,600 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.64% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

100.06% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

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 shares have decreased by 16.3% and is now trading at GBX 146.50.
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How were FirstGroup's earnings last quarter?

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 13th. The transport operator reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative net margin of 0.34% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.53%.

How do I buy shares of FirstGroup?

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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 Earnings: 11/13/2018
• Ex-Dividend for 8/23 Dividend: 7/18/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/23/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 11/28/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Railroads
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FGP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.firstgroupplc.com
• Phone: +44-1224-650100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,477
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 202.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 205
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 200
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.02)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.43
• P/E Growth: 5.21
• Net Income: £-10,200,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.34%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.53%
• Return on Assets: 2.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 256.40
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: GBX 131.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.11
• Book Value: GBX 101 per share
• Price / Book: 1.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 600,900,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £880.32 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.59