Graham Sutherland Acquires 20,000 Shares of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Stock

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) insider Graham Sutherland purchased 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 153 ($2.02) per share, for a total transaction of £30,600 ($40,422.72).

FirstGroup Trading Up 0.6 %

FirstGroup stock opened at GBX 156.50 ($2.07) on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 163.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 166.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of £940.41 million, a PE ratio of -15,650.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. FirstGroup plc has a 12-month low of GBX 139.90 ($1.85) and a 12-month high of GBX 189 ($2.50).

Analyst Ratings Changes

FGP has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 200 ($2.64) price target on shares of FirstGroup in a research note on Wednesday, June 12th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on shares of FirstGroup from GBX 195 ($2.58) to GBX 205 ($2.71) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th.

FirstGroup Company Profile

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.