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FGP vs. RMG, GOG, NEX, MCG, and ROL

Should you buy FirstGroup stock or one of its competitors? FirstGroup's main competitors and comparable companies include Royal Mail (RMG), The Go-Ahead Group (GOG), National Express Group (NEX), Mobico Group (MCG), and Rotala (ROL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "ground transportation" industry.

How does FirstGroup compare to Royal Mail?

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) and Royal Mail (LON:RMG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

FirstGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. FirstGroup pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Mail pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Royal Mail has higher revenue and earnings than FirstGroup. Royal Mail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FirstGroup£4.33B0.22-£12.65M£20.608.70
Royal Mail£12.71B0.00N/A£0.61N/A

FirstGroup currently has a consensus price target of GBX 251.25, suggesting a potential upside of 40.22%. Given FirstGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe FirstGroup is more favorable than Royal Mail.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstGroup
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Royal Mail
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, FirstGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FirstGroup and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. FirstGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Royal Mail'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
FirstGroup Neutral
Royal Mail Neutral

FirstGroup has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Royal Mail's net margin of 0.00%. FirstGroup's return on equity of 17.75% beat Royal Mail's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstGroup2.49% 17.75% 2.38%
Royal Mail N/A N/A N/A

55.4% of FirstGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of FirstGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FirstGroup beats Royal Mail on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstGroup compare to The Go-Ahead Group?

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) and The Go-Ahead Group (LON:GOG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

FirstGroup currently has a consensus price target of GBX 251.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.22%. Given FirstGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe FirstGroup is more favorable than The Go-Ahead Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstGroup
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
The Go-Ahead Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, FirstGroup had 1 more articles in the media than The Go-Ahead Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FirstGroup and 0 mentions for The Go-Ahead Group. FirstGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Go-Ahead Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
FirstGroup Neutral
The Go-Ahead Group Neutral

The Go-Ahead Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FirstGroup. The Go-Ahead Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FirstGroup£4.33B0.22-£12.65M£20.608.70
The Go-Ahead Group£3.79B0.00N/A-£106.20N/A

55.4% of FirstGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of FirstGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

FirstGroup has a net margin of 2.49% compared to The Go-Ahead Group's net margin of 0.00%. FirstGroup's return on equity of 17.75% beat The Go-Ahead Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstGroup2.49% 17.75% 2.38%
The Go-Ahead Group N/A N/A N/A

Summary

FirstGroup beats The Go-Ahead Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstGroup compare to National Express Group?

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) and National Express Group (LON:NEX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, FirstGroup had 1 more articles in the media than National Express Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FirstGroup and 0 mentions for National Express Group. FirstGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled National Express Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
FirstGroup Neutral
National Express Group Neutral

FirstGroup has a net margin of 2.49% compared to National Express Group's net margin of -7.90%. FirstGroup's return on equity of 17.75% beat National Express Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstGroup2.49% 17.75% 2.38%
National Express Group -7.90%-15.37%2.03%

FirstGroup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 251.25, suggesting a potential upside of 40.22%. Given FirstGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe FirstGroup is more favorable than National Express Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstGroup
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
National Express Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

FirstGroup has higher revenue and earnings than National Express Group. National Express Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FirstGroup£4.33B0.22-£12.65M£20.608.70
National Express Group£2.81B0.00-£243.10M-£0.40N/A

FirstGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. National Express Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share. FirstGroup pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Express Group pays out -2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

FirstGroup has a beta of 0.698, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, National Express Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

55.4% of FirstGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of National Express Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of FirstGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of National Express Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FirstGroup beats National Express Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstGroup compare to Mobico Group?

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) and Mobico Group (LON:MCG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, Mobico Group had 1 more articles in the media than FirstGroup. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mobico Group and 1 mentions for FirstGroup. Mobico Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat FirstGroup's score of 0.00 indicating that Mobico Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FirstGroup
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Mobico Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

FirstGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Mobico Group. Mobico Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FirstGroup£4.33B0.22-£12.65M£20.608.70
Mobico Group£2.74B0.05-£141.24M-£51.80N/A

FirstGroup has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Mobico Group's net margin of -10.75%. Mobico Group's return on equity of 160.47% beat FirstGroup's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FirstGroup2.49% 17.75% 2.38%
Mobico Group -10.75%160.47%2.46%

FirstGroup has a beta of 0.698, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mobico Group has a beta of 1.306, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

55.4% of FirstGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Mobico Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of FirstGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Mobico Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

FirstGroup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 251.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.22%. Mobico Group has a consensus target price of GBX 43.33, indicating a potential upside of 82.23%. Given Mobico Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mobico Group is more favorable than FirstGroup.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FirstGroup
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Mobico Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

FirstGroup beats Mobico Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FirstGroup compare to Rotala?

Rotala (LON:ROL) and FirstGroup (LON:FGP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

12.3% of Rotala shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of FirstGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.1% of Rotala shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of FirstGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, FirstGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Rotala. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FirstGroup and 0 mentions for Rotala. Rotala's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FirstGroup'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Rotala Neutral
FirstGroup Neutral

Rotala has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FirstGroup has a beta of 0.698, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Rotala pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. FirstGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Rotala pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstGroup pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

FirstGroup has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Rotala's net margin of -0.93%. FirstGroup's return on equity of 17.75% beat Rotala's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rotala-0.93% -3.35% 1.24%
FirstGroup 2.49%17.75%2.38%

FirstGroup has a consensus target price of GBX 251.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.22%. Given FirstGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FirstGroup is more favorable than Rotala.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rotala
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
FirstGroup
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Rotala has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FirstGroup. Rotala is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rotala£98.52M0.00£1.17M-£0.02N/A
FirstGroup£4.33B0.22-£12.65M£20.608.70

Summary

FirstGroup beats Rotala on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FGP vs. The Competition

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MetricFirstGroupGround Transportation IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£947.99M£21.77B£10.60B£2.90B
Dividend Yield3.90%2.04%97.23%6.14%
P/E Ratio8.7043.1526.64367.86
Price / Sales0.222.51325.9683,482.27
Price / Cash1.1142.6824.3827.89
Price / Book2.063.054.507.17
Net Income-£12.65M£972.50M£610.97M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.04%-0.93%-1.46%0.36%
1 Month Performance-0.23%-0.82%2.06%3.08%
1 Year Performance-20.15%14.43%14.83%22.79%

FirstGroup Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FGP
FirstGroup
3.4371 of 5 stars		GBX 179.19
+0.1%		GBX 251.25
+40.2%		-20.7%£947.99M£4.33B8.7031,477
RMG
Royal Mail
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100
GOG
The Go-Ahead Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£667.52M£3.79BN/A27,000
NEX
National Express Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£665.06M£2.81BN/A46,200
MCG
Mobico Group
2.7514 of 5 stars		GBX 26.16
+1.2%		GBX 43.33
+65.7%		-31.8%£159.36M£2.74BN/A4,300

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