LON:FGP FirstGroup (FGP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 201.20 -6.40 (-3.08%) As of 12:05 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About FirstGroup Stock (LON:FGP) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get FirstGroup alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 198.80▼ 21050-Day Range 206.80▼ 231.2052-Week Range 128.60▼ 240.40Volume940,631 shsAverage Volume2.39 million shsMarket Capitalization£1.09 billionP/E Ratio9.81Dividend Yield0.03%Price TargetGBX 240Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview 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. FirstGroup plc was founded in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Read More FirstGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks61st Percentile Overall ScoreFGP MarketRank™: FirstGroup scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingFirstGroup has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialFirstGroup has a consensus price target of GBX 240, representing about 19.3% upside from its current price of GBX 201.20.Amount of Analyst CoverageFirstGroup has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about FirstGroup's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 9.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.26.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 9.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.Price to Earnings Growth RatioFirstGroup has a PEG Ratio of 5.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFirstGroup has a P/B Ratio of 2.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for FGP. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldFirstGroup pays a meaningful dividend of 3.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthFirstGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of FirstGroup is 0.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about FirstGroup's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for FGP. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.07 News SentimentFirstGroup has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for FirstGroup this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, FirstGroup insiders have sold 702,678.20% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £299.23 in company stock and sold £2,102,923.22 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.93% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions46.50% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about FirstGroup's insider trading history. Receive FGP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FirstGroup and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. FGP Stock News HeadlinesRyan Mangold Buys 69 Shares of FirstGroup (LON:FGP) StockOctober 15, 2025 | insidertrades.comFirstGroup Announces Total Voting Rights UpdateOctober 17, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the last 40 years. Now he's stepping forward with an even bigger prediction about what's being built in the Arizona desert. He believes 3 little-known companies will explode when a bombshell announcement just days from now. Smart investors are already positioning themselves.October 21 at 2:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Shares Could Be 23% Above Their Intrinsic Value EstimateOctober 16, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comRyan Mangold Acquires 69 Shares of FirstGroup (LON:FGP) StockOctober 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comFirstGroup Executive Share Purchase Under SIPOctober 14, 2025 | tipranks.comFirstGroup Completes £50 Million Share Buyback ProgrammeOctober 3, 2025 | tipranks.comInvesting in FirstGroup (LON:FGP) five years ago would have delivered you a 511% gainSeptember 21, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines FGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FGP shares performed this year? FirstGroup's stock was trading at GBX 160.70 at the start of the year. Since then, FGP shares have increased by 25.2% and is now trading at GBX 201.20. How were FirstGroup's earnings last quarter? FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 10th. The transport operator reported $19.40 earnings per share for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.54% and a negative net margin of 0.34%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of FirstGroup? Shares of FGP stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of FirstGroup own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FirstGroup investors own include Stagecoach Group (SGC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Cineworld Group (CINE), Firstgroup (FGROY), BP (BP) and Royal Mail (RMG). Company Calendar Last Earnings6/10/2025Today10/21/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Railroads Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:FGP CIKN/A Webwww.firstgroupplc.com Phone+44-1224-650100FaxN/AEmployees31,477Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for FirstGroupGBX 240 High Price TargetGBX 240 Low Price TargetGBX 240 Potential Upside/Downside+20.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 20.50 Trailing P/E Ratio9.76 Forward P/E Ratio11.51 P/E Growth5.21Net Income-£12.65 million Net Margins-0.34% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-2.54% Return on Assets2.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio257.49 Current Ratio0.69 Quick Ratio0.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£4.65 billion Price / Sales0.23 Cash FlowGBX 179.74 per share Price / Cash Flow1.11 Book ValueGBX 86.81 per share Price / Book2.30Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares543,294,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.09 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.59 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for October 2025. 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