LON:FGP FirstGroup (FGP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 181.34 +3.14 (+1.76%) As of 07/10/2026 12:03 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider 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 178.70▼ 182.5050-Day Range 159.25▼ 192.8052-Week Range 152.10▼ 240.40Volume2.02 million shsAverage Volume8.92 million shsMarket Capitalization£979.70 millionP/E Ratio8.80Dividend Yield4.04%Price TargetGBX 247.50Consensus 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™ Stocks66th Percentile Overall ScoreFGP MarketRank™: FirstGroup scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingFirstGroup has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialFirstGroup has a consensus price target of GBX 247.50, representing about 36.5% upside from its current price of GBX 181.34.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 Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 8.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.08.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FirstGroup is 8.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.98.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 2.09. 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. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipFirstGroup is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthFirstGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of FirstGroup is 33.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about FirstGroup's dividend. News and Social Media0.0 / 5News Sentiment0.00 News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for FirstGroup this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership2.1 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, FirstGroup insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £150.41 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.04% of the stock of FirstGroup is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions56.15% 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. Receive FGP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FirstGroup and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Meta cut 14,000 roles, Microsoft offered separation packages to 8,500 workers, and Oracle is reportedly eliminating up to 30,000 positions. Goldman Sachs estimates 12,400 Americans are being financially displaced every single day. Analyst Porter Stansberry says the real driver runs deeper than AI - and two Nobel Prize winners have issued the same warning. He calls it the Final Displacement, and he's releasing a full investigation with specific companies to buy and sell before the next wave hits.July 12 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)FirstGroup Updates Market on Total Voting RightsJuly 1, 2026 | tipranks.comFirstGroup Plc - Launch of £100 million share buyback programmeJune 18, 2026 | finanznachrichten.deFirstGroup Increases Revenue, Expands Electric Fleet and Unveils New £100 Million Share Buyback (FGP)June 18, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comFirstGroup launches £100 million share buyback to cut share capitalJune 18, 2026 | tipranks.comFirstGroup (LON:FGP) Insider Ryan Mangold Buys 89 SharesJune 16, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines FGP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FGP shares performed this year? FirstGroup's stock was trading at GBX 190.60 at the start of the year. Since then, FGP shares have decreased by 4.9% and is now trading at GBX 181.34. How were FirstGroup's earnings last quarter? FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 18th. The transport operator reported $20.30 EPS for the quarter. The transport operator earned $4.75 billion during the quarter. FirstGroup had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.75% and a net margin of 2.49%. 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 Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Cineworld Group (CINE), Firstgroup (FGROY), BP (BP) and Royal Mail (RMG). Company Calendar Last Earnings6/18/2026Today7/12/2026Get 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 247.50 High Price TargetGBX 255 Low Price TargetGBX 240 Potential Upside/Downside+36.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 20.60 Trailing P/E Ratio8.80 Forward P/E Ratio10.43 P/E Growth5.21Net Income-£12.65 million Net Margins2.49% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity17.75% Return on Assets2.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio163.00 Current Ratio0.73 Quick Ratio0.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£4.33 billion Price / Sales0.23 Cash FlowGBX 162.97 per share Price / Cash Flow1.11 Book ValueGBX 86.81 per share Price / Book2.09Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares540,270,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£979.70 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.71 The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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