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 dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

FirstGroup Price Performance

Shares of FGP opened at GBX 152.50 ($1.92) on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 141.64 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 156.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The company has a market capitalization of £916.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7,705.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. FirstGroup has a 1 year low of GBX 128.60 ($1.62) and a 1 year high of GBX 189 ($2.38).

Insider Buying and Selling at FirstGroup

In other news, insider Graham Sutherland bought 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 153 ($1.92) per share, for a total transaction of £30,600 ($38,466.37). Insiders own 3.64% of the company’s stock.

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.