FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Insider Ryan Mangold Buys 93 Shares of Stock

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) insider Ryan Mangold acquired 93 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 162 ($2.05) per share, for a total transaction of £150.66 ($190.97).

FirstGroup Stock Performance

LON FGP opened at GBX 165.90 ($2.10) on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £996.89 million, a P/E ratio of -8,295.00, a PEG ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 143.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 155.24. FirstGroup plc has a twelve month low of GBX 128.60 ($1.63) and a twelve month high of GBX 189 ($2.40). The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40.

FirstGroup Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be paid a GBX 1.70 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. This represents a yield of 1.24%. FirstGroup’s payout ratio is currently -30,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 205 ($2.60) price objective on shares of FirstGroup in a report on Monday.

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.