Shares of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred 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.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of FirstGroup from GBX 215 ($2.92) to GBX 240 ($3.26) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday.
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FirstGroup Price Performance
The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 204.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 177.35. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.30 billion, a PE ratio of -102.98, a PEG 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.
FirstGroup (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 10th. The transport operator reported GBX 19.40 ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative net margin of 0.34% and a negative return on equity of 2.54%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 earnings per share for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Ryan Mangold sold 950,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 224 ($3.04), for a total value of £2,128,000 ($2,890,911.56). 3.64% of the stock is 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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