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FirstGroup (FGP) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 180.40 +3.20 (+1.81%)
As of 05/2/2025 12:26 PM Eastern

About FirstGroup Stock (LON:FGP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
177.05
182.30
50-Day Range
146.50
183.10
52-Week Range
128.60
184.80
Volume
796,949 shs
Average Volume
3.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
£1.06 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
3.33%
Price Target
GBX 207.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

FirstGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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28th Percentile Overall Score

FGP MarketRank™: 

FirstGroup scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    FirstGroup has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    FirstGroup has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about FirstGroup's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of FirstGroup is -84.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of FirstGroup is -84.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    FirstGroup has a PEG Ratio of 5.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    FirstGroup has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FGP.
  • Dividend Leadership

    FirstGroup is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    FirstGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about FirstGroup's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FGP.
  • News Sentiment

    FirstGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.41 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for FirstGroup this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added FirstGroup to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, FirstGroup insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.64% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    100.06% 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.
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FGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

FirstGroup's stock was trading at GBX 160.70 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FGP shares have increased by 12.3% and is now trading at GBX 180.40.
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FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 14th. The transport operator reported $8.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.54% and a negative net margin of 0.34%.
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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.

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 Earnings
11/14/2024
Today
5/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Railroads
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:FGP
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
31,477
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 207.50
High Stock Price Target
GBX 215
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 200
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
10.38
P/E Growth
5.21
Net Income
£-12,645,804.84
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£3.75 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 162.13 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.11
Book Value
GBX 86.81 per share
Price / Book
2.08

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.06 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.59
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This page (LON:FGP) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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