FirstGroup (FGP) Share Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street research 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 research analysts is that investors should "buy" FGP shares.
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5 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for FirstGroup's shares. Their FGP share price forecasts range from GBX 143 to GBX 170. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach GBX 159.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% from the stock's current price.
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FirstGroup's stock was trading at GBX 101 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FGP shares have increased by 49.4% and is now trading at GBX 150.90.
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FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 13th. The transport operator reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter. FirstGroup had a net margin of 1.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.60%.

FirstGroup declared a dividend on Thursday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 13th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.90 per share on Friday, August 18th. This represents a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 13th. This is a boost from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 0.90. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
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FirstGroup (LON:FGP) pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.23%. The dividend payout ratio is 5,000.00%. 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."

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One share of FGP stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 150.90.

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) has a market capitalization of £1.02 billion and generates £4.75 billion in revenue each year. The transport operator earns £78.50 million in net income (profit) each year or GBX 0.10 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 31,477 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.