FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 195.95 ($2.65) and traded as high as GBX 216.40 ($2.93). FirstGroup shares last traded at GBX 213.40 ($2.89), with a volume of 415,262 shares traded.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of FirstGroup from GBX 215 to GBX 240 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 240.
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FirstGroup Stock Performance
The company has a market capitalization of £1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 1,040.00, 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 quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.69. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 223.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 195.95.
FirstGroup (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The transport operator reported GBX 19.40 earnings per share (EPS) 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 predict that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Transactions at FirstGroup
In other FirstGroup news, insider Graham Sutherland sold 458,035 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 226, for a total value of £1,035,159.10. Also, 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, for a total transaction of £2,128,000. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,930,497 shares of company stock worth $434,342,322. 1.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.
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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