FirstGroup (FGP) Share Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FirstGroup in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" FGP shares.
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5 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for FirstGroup's stock. Their FGP share price forecasts range from GBX 129 to GBX 165. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach GBX 146.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.3% from the stock's current price.
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FirstGroup's stock was trading at GBX 101 at the start of the year. Since then, FGP stock has increased by 17.5% and is now trading at GBX 118.70.
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FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 13th. The transport operator reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter. FirstGroup had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.56% and a net margin of 2.68%.

FirstGroup announced a dividend on Wednesday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.90 per share on Friday, December 23rd. This represents a yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 17th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.
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FirstGroup (LON:FGP) pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.73%. The dividend payout ratio is 3,333.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other FirstGroup investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Stagecoach Group (SGC), Barclays (BARC), Cineworld Group (CINE), Just Group (JUST), BP (BP), SIG (SHI), Aviva (AV) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG).

FirstGroup trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "FGP."

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.
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One share of FGP stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 118.70.

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) has a market capitalization of £837.19 million and generates £4.66 billion in revenue each year. The transport operator earns £59.20 million in net income (profit) each year or GBX 0.06 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 100,807 workers across the globe.

FirstGroup's mailing address is 395 King Street, ABERDEEN, AB24 5RP, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.firstgroupplc.com. The transport operator can be reached via phone at +44-1224-650100.