Key Points
- Insider purchase: FirstGroup insider Ryan Mangold bought 76 shares at GBX 198 each, for a total investment of £150.48.
- Stock performance: Shares opened at GBX 202.81, with a 52-week range of GBX 152.10 to GBX 220.80. FirstGroup has a market capitalization of approximately £1.05 billion and a P/E ratio of 9.85.
- Analyst outlook: All four covering analysts rate FirstGroup a “Buy,” with an average price target of GBX 251.25; RBC and Berenberg both set targets of GBX 255.
FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) insider Ryan Mangold bought 76 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 198 per share, with a total value of £150.48.
FirstGroup Stock Performance
Shares of FirstGroup stock opened at GBX 202.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 163.00, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.73. FirstGroup plc has a 1 year low of GBX 152.10 and a 1 year high of GBX 220.80. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 180.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 176.81. The firm has a market cap of £1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 9.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 0.68.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
FGP has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 255 price objective on shares of FirstGroup in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on FirstGroup from GBX 240 to GBX 255 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FirstGroup has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 251.25.
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FirstGroup Company Profile
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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.
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