FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

221.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      4.40p
  • 52 Week High: 233.00
  • 52 Week Low: 133.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 575.70m
  • Volume: 817,565
  • Market Cap: £1,275.75m
  • 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 2.9% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.0
Op Mrgn 4.4% 4.9%
ROCE 10.8%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.4 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 11.0 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 - Transaction in Own Shares 17-Jul-2025 07:00 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares 16-Jul-2025 07:00 PR Newswire
FirstGroup Plc - Transaction in Own Shares 15-Jul-2025 07:00 PR Newswire

FirstGroup ShareCast News

FirstGroup unveils £50m buyback as full-year pro... 10-Jun-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks rise on hopes of UK-US trad... 15-Apr-2025 ShareCast
FirstGroup ends year ahead of previous guidance 15-Apr-2025 ShareCast

FirstGroup Top Newspaper Links

Analyst hands FirstGroup boost 16-Dec-2014 The Herald
FirstGroup hit by rumours East Coast will go to ... 25-Nov-2014 Telegraph
Activist investor Sandell reduces First stake 14-Nov-2014 The Herald

Latest FirstGroup Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Jul-25 Buy Ryan Mangold 222.76p 67 £149.25
13-Jun-25 Sell Ryan Mangold 223.70p 950,000 £2,125,149.99
13-Jun-25 Sell Ryan Mangold 224.60p 50,000 £112,300.00

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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 221.60p
Change Today 4.40p
% Change 2.03 %
52 Week High 233.00
52 Week Low 133.20
Volume 817,565
Shares Issued 575.70m
Market Cap £1,275.75m
RiskGrade 282

FirstGroup Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
39.37% below the market average39.37% below the market average39.37% below the market average39.37% below the market average39.37% 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
82.90% above the market average82.90% above the market average82.90% above the market average82.90% above the market average82.90% 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
24.24% above the market average24.24% above the market average24.24% above the market average24.24% above the market average24.24% above the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Growth
36.68% above the market average36.68% above the market average36.68% above the market average36.68% above the market average36.68% 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 17-Jul-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 318,233 @ 221.60p
16:35 8,527 @ 221.60p
16:35 1,276 @ 221.60p
16:35 758 @ 221.60p
16:35 683 @ 221.60p

FirstGroup Key Personnel

CFO Ryan Mangold
CEO Graham Sutherland
Chair Lena Wilson CBE

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