FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 177.35 ($2.39) and traded as high as GBX 226.80 ($3.06). FirstGroup shares last traded at GBX 223 ($3.01), with a volume of 1,440,906 shares traded.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank upped their target price on FirstGroup from GBX 215 ($2.90) to GBX 240 ($3.24) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th.
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FirstGroup Price Performance
The stock has a market cap of £1.29 billion, a PE ratio of -102.79, a P/E/G ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 205.90 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 178.20.
FirstGroup (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other FirstGroup news, insider Ryan Mangold sold 950,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 224 ($3.02), for a total transaction of £2,128,000 ($2,869,858.40). 3.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
FirstGroup Company Profile
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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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