FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 194.90 ($2.64) and last traded at GBX 188.80 ($2.55), with a volume of 89872 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 190.30 ($2.58).
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 215 ($2.91) price target on shares of FirstGroup in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd.
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FirstGroup Price Performance
The company has a market cap of £1.10 billion, a PE ratio of -87.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 169.67 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 163.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.74.
About FirstGroup
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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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