FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Insider Ryan Mangold Sells 50,000 Shares

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) insider Ryan Mangold sold 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 225 ($3.05), for a total value of £112,500 ($152,645.86).

Ryan Mangold also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 13th, Ryan Mangold sold 950,000 shares of FirstGroup stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 224 ($3.04), for a total value of £2,128,000 ($2,887,381.28).
• On Tuesday, May 13th, Ryan Mangold bought 81 shares of FirstGroup stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 185 ($2.51) per share, for a total transaction of £149.85 ($203.32).

FirstGroup Stock Performance

FGP stock traded up GBX 1.40 ($0.02) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 227.60 ($3.09). The company's stock had a trading volume of 92,696,922 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,767,227. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 181.02 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 169.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49. FirstGroup plc has a 1 year low of GBX 128.60 ($1.74) and a 1 year high of GBX 238.20 ($3.23). The stock has a market cap of £1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -106.34, a PEG ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59.

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) earnings per share for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative return on equity of 2.54% and a negative net margin of 0.34%. On average, equities analysts forecast that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 215 ($2.92) target price on shares of FirstGroup in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd.

FirstGroup Company Profile

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.