FirstGroup (FGP) Share Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 216 to 218.60
• 50-Day Range: 212.40 to 232
• 52-Week Range: 128.60 to 240.40
• Volume: 135,605 shs
• Average Volume: 2.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,065.37
• Dividend Yield: 0.03%
• Price Target: GBX 240
• Consensus Rating: Buy

FirstGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FirstGroup scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

FirstGroup 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/Downside

The consensus price target for FirstGroup is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FirstGroup has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 1,065.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 1,065.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 304.25.

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 2.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FGP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

FirstGroup pays a meaningful dividend of 2.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of FirstGroup is 27.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FGP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

FirstGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for FirstGroup this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 Insiders

Only 0.93% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.50% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FGP shares performed this year?

FirstGroup's stock was trading at GBX 160.70 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FGP stock has increased by 35.9% and is now trading at GBX 218.40.

How were FirstGroup's earnings last quarter?

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) posted its quarterly earnings data 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 Earnings: 6/10/2025
• Today: 10/09/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Railroads
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FGP
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.firstgroupplc.com
• Phone: +44-1224-650100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,477
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for FirstGroup: GBX 240
• High Price Target: GBX 240
• Low Price Target: GBX 240
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,063.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.54
• P/E Growth: 5.21
• Net Income: -£12.65 million
• Net Margins: -0.34%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -2.54%
• Return on Assets: 2.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 257.49
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: GBX 195.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.11
• Book Value: GBX 86.81 per share
• Price / Book: 2.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 543,294,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.18 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.59