FirstGroup (FGROY) Stock 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 4,800 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, 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: $1.71 to $1.71
• 50-Day Range: $1.62 to $2.04
• 52-Week Range: $1.51 to $2.55
• Volume: 177 shs
• Average Volume: 166 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.26%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

FirstGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FirstGroup scored higher than 13% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for FirstGroup.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FirstGroup has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of FirstGroup have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FirstGroup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FirstGroup has recently increased by 11.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

FirstGroup is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.29%, 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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of FirstGroup have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FirstGroup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FirstGroup has recently increased by 11.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

FirstGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for FirstGroup this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FirstGroup insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.18% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.

FGROY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FGROY shares performed this year?

FirstGroup's stock was trading at $2.08 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FGROY shares have decreased by 17.8% and is now trading at $1.71.
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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/6 Dividend: 7/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/06/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Private households
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FGROY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1438926
• Web: www.firstgroupplc.com
• Phone: 442072910505
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 30,995
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.59
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.18
• Cash Flow: $1.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.17
• Book Value: $1.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 615,470,000
• Free Float: 614,361,000
• Market Cap: $1.05 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.29