Insider Buying: FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Insider Acquires 65 Shares of Stock
Insider Ryan Mangold of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) purchased 65 shares at GBX 230 ($3.12) on August 11, totaling £149.50 ($203.01). The stock opened at GBX 228 ($3.10) with a market cap of £1.34 billion. Analysts raised the price target from GBX 215 ($2.92) to GBX 240 ($3.26) and assigned a "buy" rating. FirstGroup reported a negative return on equity of 2.54% and a P/E ratio of -106.53. The company operates public transport services in the UK through its First Bus and First Rail segments.
Key Points
- Ryan Mangold, an insider at FirstGroup plc, purchased 65 shares of the company's stock at an average price of GBX 230 ($3.12) on August 11th, totaling £149.50 ($203.01).
- FirstGroup's shares opened at GBX 228 ($3.10) with a market capitalization of £1.34 billion and reported a negative return on equity of 2.54% for the last quarter.
- Analysts have raised FirstGroup's price target from GBX 215 ($2.92) to GBX 240 ($3.26) and assigned a "buy" rating for the stock.
FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) insider Ryan Mangold purchased 65 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 230 ($3.12) per share, for a total transaction of £149.50 ($203.01).
Ryan Mangold also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, July 10th, Ryan Mangold purchased 67 shares of FirstGroup stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 223 ($3.03) per share, for a total transaction of £149.41 ($202.89).
- On Friday, June 13th, Ryan Mangold sold 950,000 shares of FirstGroup stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 224 ($3.04), for a total value of £2,128,000 ($2,889,733.84).
- On Friday, June 13th, Ryan Mangold sold 50,000 shares of FirstGroup stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 225 ($3.06), for a total value of £112,500 ($152,770.23).
FirstGroup Price Performance
Shares of FirstGroup stock opened at GBX 228 ($3.10) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.74. FirstGroup plc has a one year low of GBX 128.60 ($1.75) and a one year high of GBX 240.40 ($3.26). The stock has a market capitalization of £1.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -106.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The business's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 222.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 188.02.
FirstGroup (LON:FGP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The transport operator reported GBX 19.40 ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative return on equity of 2.54% and a negative net margin of 0.34%. Analysts forecast that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on FirstGroup from GBX 215 ($2.92) to GBX 240 ($3.26) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th.
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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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