FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) to Issue Dividend of GBX 1.70

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) announced a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.70 ($0.02) per share by the transport operator on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

FirstGroup Stock Performance

Shares of FirstGroup stock opened at GBX 145.90 ($1.84) on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 142.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 157.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40. The firm has a market cap of £876.71 million, a PE ratio of -7,295.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. FirstGroup has a 52 week low of GBX 128.60 ($1.62) and a 52 week high of GBX 189 ($2.38).

Insider Buying and Selling at FirstGroup

In related news, insider Graham Sutherland bought 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 153 ($1.93) per share, for a total transaction of £30,600 ($38,563.33). 3.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.