FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

220.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.40p
  • 52 Week High: 233.00
  • 52 Week Low: 133.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 577.97m
  • Volume: 696,638
  • Market Cap: £1,271.54m
  • RiskGrade: 282

FirstGroup Overview

FirstGroup is one of Britain’s largest transport companies, operating bus services, passenger and freight rail services in the UK and yellow school bus and other services in the US. The group’s UK rail interests include First Great Western, TransPennine Express, Hull Trains, First Great Western Link, First North Western and GB Railfreight.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.0% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 4.4% 4.9%
ROCE 10.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.3 9.8
PEG 0.7 1.9
Pr/Revenue 0.3 0.3
Pr/Book 1.8  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.4% -15.5%
PBT n/a 27.2%
EPS 16.2% 4.2%
DPS 18.2% 2.7%

FirstGroup Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
27-Mar-21 4,318.80 29.10 (2.80)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
26-Mar-22 4,591.10 (17.70) 1.60p 67.1 n/a n/a 1.10p 1.0%
25-Mar-23 4,755.00 97.10 11.60p 8.7 0.0 +625% 3.80p 3.8%
30-Mar-24 4,715.10 (18.80) 16.70p 10.8 0.2 +44% 5.50p 3.0%
29-Mar-25 5,066.30 164.90 19.40p 8.5 0.5 +16% 6.50p 4.0%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

FirstGroup Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-26 4,281.14 209.77 20.22p 10.9 2.6 +4% 6.68p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 3,039.36 183.65 20.65p 10.7 5.0 +2% 7.10p 0.0%

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FirstGroup Company Announcements

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding 11-Jul-2025 11:17 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares 11-Jul-2025 07:00 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares 10-Jul-2025 07:00 PR Newswire

Latest FirstGroup Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

FirstGroup Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 220.00p
Change Today -0.40p
% Change -0.18 %
52 Week High 233.00
52 Week Low 133.20
Volume 696,638
Shares Issued 577.97m
Market Cap £1,271.54m
RiskGrade 282

FirstGroup Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
37.9% below the market average37.9% below the market average37.9% below the market average37.9% below the market average37.9% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
83.30% above the market average83.30% above the market average83.30% above the market average83.30% above the market average83.30% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
23.76% above the market average23.76% above the market average23.76% above the market average23.76% above the market average23.76% above the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average
Growth
35.96% above the market average35.96% above the market average35.96% above the market average35.96% above the market average35.96% above the market average
45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average45.45% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 4
strong_buy
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FirstGroup Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 03-Jul-25 28-Nov-24
Paid 08-Aug-25 31-Dec-24
Amount 4.80p 1.70p

Trades for 11-Jul-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:54 310 @ 220.00p
16:35 416,918 @ 220.00p
16:35 1,024 @ 220.00p
16:35 1,128 @ 220.00p
16:35 770 @ 220.00p

FirstGroup Key Personnel

CFO Ryan Mangold
CEO Graham Sutherland
Chair Lena Wilson CBE

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