LON:FGP FirstGroup (FGP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 218.65 +1.65 (+0.76%) As of 07:25 AM 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 217▼ 22050-Day Range 212.40▼ 23252-Week Range 128.60▼ 240.40Volume315,401 shsAverage Volume2.46 million shsMarket Capitalization£1.19 billionP/E Ratio1,066.59Dividend 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™ Stocks27th Percentile Overall ScoreFGP MarketRank™: FirstGroup scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 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/DownsideThe consensus price target for FirstGroup is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageFirstGroup has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about FirstGroup's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 1,066.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.60.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 1,066.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 310.04.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 2.52. 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 2.97%, 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 27.80%. 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 Media1.3 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentFirstGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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 703,430.57% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £298.91 in company stock and sold £2,102,923.22 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.02% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions46.50% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by institutions. 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Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. FGP Stock News HeadlinesInsider Selling: FirstGroup (LON:FGP) Insider Sells 458,035 Shares of StockAugust 20, 2025 | insidertrades.comFirstGroup CFO Acquires Shares Under Incentive PlanSeptember 15 at 7:11 AM | tipranks.comBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. Not by finding the next NVIDIA or Bitcoin, but by owning a simple index fund. It sounds impossible. Yet it happened – just a short time ago. Now a legendary figure says: "Brace yourselves. It's about to happen here, in America. But fair warning – it could be the worst thing that ever happens to you." This story has received little coverage in the press. But if history repeats, it could bump tens of millions of Americans into a 7-figure net worth practically overnight.September 17 at 2:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)FirstGroup CEO Sells Shares, Retains Significant StakeAugust 19, 2025 | tipranks.comFirstGroup CFO Acquires Shares Through Dividend ReinvestmentAugust 19, 2025 | tipranks.comFirstGroup Executes Share Buyback as Part of Ongoing ProgrammeAugust 12, 2025 | msn.comFirstGroup stock leaps after securing rail service extensions in UKJuly 29, 2025 | investing.comFirstGroup stock rises after acquiring Tetley’s Coaches in LeedsJuly 28, 2025 | au.investing.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 beginning of 2025. Since then, FGP stock has increased by 36.1% and is now trading at GBX 218.65. 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 net margin of 0.34% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.54%. 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 Earnings6/10/2025Today9/16/2025Get 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+10.6%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 0.21 Trailing P/E Ratio1,058.54 Forward P/E Ratio12.49 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 / Sales0.25 Cash FlowGBX 195.02 per share Price / Cash Flow1.11 Book ValueGBX 86.81 per share Price / Book2.50Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares546,247,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.19 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.59 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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