FirstGroup (LON:FGP) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGPGet Free Report)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 154.50 ($2.00) and traded as high as GBX 176.80 ($2.29). FirstGroup shares last traded at GBX 173.50 ($2.24), with a volume of 888,154 shares changing hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 205 ($2.65) target price on shares of FirstGroup in a research note on Monday, December 9th.

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FirstGroup Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 163.46 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 154.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of £1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of -82.14, a P/E/G ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59.

About FirstGroup

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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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