FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Declares GBX 1.70 Dividend

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) announced a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be paid 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 is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

FirstGroup Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of FGP stock opened at GBX 146.50 ($1.89) on Friday. FirstGroup has a 12-month low of GBX 128.60 ($1.65) and a 12-month high of GBX 189 ($2.43). The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 143.25 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 157.66. The stock has a market capitalization of £880.32 million, a P/E ratio of -7,255.00, a P/E/G ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other FirstGroup news, insider Graham Sutherland purchased 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 153 ($1.97) per share, for a total transaction of £30,600 ($39,377.17). 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.