FirstGroup (FGP)

Sector:

Commercial Transport

Index:

FTSE 250

170.70p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.70p
  • 52 Week High: 187.70p
  • 52 Week Low: 115.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 629.79m
  • Volume: 1,894,996
  • Market Cap: £1,075.05m
  • RiskGrade: 282

FirstGroup surges on report of PE interest in US operations

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Monday 07 Sep 2020

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup surged on Monday following a report that its US operations have attracted interest from several major private equity firms.
According to The Sunday Telegraph, Canary Wharf owner Brookfield, Apollo Global Management and KKR are among a group of potential suitors for FirstStudent and FirstTransit.

The Telegraph cited sources as saying that FirstGroup's financial advisers have restarted a sales process in recent weeks and attracted "significant" private equity interest.

I Squared Capital, the owner of Irish energy firm Energia, was also understood to have registered its interest.

At 0845 BST, the shares were up 14.2% at 45.42p.

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FirstGroup Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 170.70p
Change Today 0.70p
% Change 0.41 %
52 Week High 187.70p
52 Week Low 115.50p
Volume 1,894,996
Shares Issued 629.79m
Market Cap £1,075.05m
RiskGrade 282

FirstGroup Star Ratings

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Price Trend
68.20% above the market average68.20% above the market average68.20% above the market average68.20% above the market average68.20% above the market average
38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average
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Growth
33.48% above the market average33.48% above the market average33.48% above the market average33.48% above the market average33.48% above the market average
7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average7.69% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 0
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
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FirstGroup Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 30-Nov-23 13-Jul-23
Paid 03-Jan-24 18-Aug-23
Amount 1.50p 2.90p

Trades for 31-May-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:41 122,916 @ 170.70p
16:35 1,086,908 @ 170.70p
16:29 646 @ 169.90p
16:29 600 @ 169.90p
16:29 257 @ 169.90p

FirstGroup Key Personnel

CFO Ryan Mangold
CEO Graham Sutherland

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