FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Announces GBX 1.70 Dividend

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) declared a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders 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 seen at this link.

FirstGroup Trading Up 6.5 %

Shares of LON FGP traded up GBX 8.90 ($0.11) during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 145.70 ($1.87). 2,595,670 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,320,849. FirstGroup has a 12-month low of GBX 128.60 ($1.65) and a 12-month high of GBX 189 ($2.43). The firm has a market cap of £875.51 million, a P/E ratio of -7,280.00, a P/E/G ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 143.25 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 157.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Graham Sutherland bought 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 153 ($1.97) per share, for a total transaction of £30,600 ($39,377.17). Company 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.