FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 177.35 ($2.41) and traded as high as GBX 226.80 ($3.08). FirstGroup shares last traded at GBX 223 ($3.03), with a volume of 1,440,906 shares trading hands.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of FirstGroup from GBX 215 ($2.92) to GBX 240 ($3.26) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday.
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FirstGroup Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of £1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -103.73, a P/E/G ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 204.24 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 177.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.69.
FirstGroup (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 10th. The transport operator reported GBX 19.40 ($0.26) EPS for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative return on equity of 2.54% and a negative net margin of 0.34%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other FirstGroup news, insider Ryan Mangold sold 950,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 224 ($3.04), for a total transaction of £2,128,000 ($2,892,090.24). Company insiders own 3.64% of the company's stock.
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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