Ryan Mangold Acquires 67 Shares of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Stock

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) insider Ryan Mangold bought 67 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 223 ($2.99) per share, for a total transaction of £149.41 ($200.04).

Ryan Mangold also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 13th, Ryan Mangold sold 950,000 shares of FirstGroup stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 224 ($3.00), for a total transaction of £2,128,000 ($2,849,109.65).
• On Friday, June 13th, Ryan Mangold sold 50,000 shares of FirstGroup stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 225 ($3.01), for a total transaction of £112,500 ($150,622.57).
• On Tuesday, May 13th, Ryan Mangold purchased 81 shares of FirstGroup stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 185 ($2.48) per share, for a total transaction of £149.85 ($200.63).

FirstGroup Stock Performance

FirstGroup stock opened at GBX 218.60 ($2.93) on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -102.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. FirstGroup plc has a 12 month low of GBX 128.60 ($1.72) and a 12 month high of GBX 238.20 ($3.19). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 207.42 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 178.98.

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The transport operator reported GBX 19.40 ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative net margin of 0.34% and a negative return on equity of 2.54%. Equities analysts anticipate that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank increased their target price on FirstGroup from GBX 215 ($2.88) to GBX 240 ($3.21) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th.

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.