FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report)'s stock price rose 12.1% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 219.80 ($2.98) and last traded at GBX 217.20 ($2.94). Approximately 6,579,389 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 120% from the average daily volume of 2,986,402 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 193.80 ($2.63).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 215 ($2.91) price target on shares of FirstGroup in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd.
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FirstGroup Stock Performance
The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 177.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 168.05. The stock has a market cap of £1.28 billion, a PE ratio of -101.76, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The transport operator reported GBX 19.40 ($0.26) earnings per share (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, equities research analysts forecast that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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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