FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Plans 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 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 viewed at this link.

FirstGroup Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of LON:FGP opened at GBX 152.50 ($1.92) on Wednesday. FirstGroup has a 52-week low of GBX 128.60 ($1.62) and a 52-week high of GBX 189 ($2.38). The company has a market capitalization of £916.37 million, a PE ratio of -7,705.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.69. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 141.64 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 156.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FirstGroup news, insider Graham Sutherland bought 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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.

About FirstGroup

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.