FirstGroup plc (FGP) to Issue Dividend of GBX 1.70 on December 31st

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) declared 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 of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

FirstGroup Price Performance

LON:FGP opened at GBX 145.90 ($1.84) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £876.71 million, a P/E ratio of -7,295.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 142.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 157.43. FirstGroup has a 12 month low of GBX 128.60 ($1.62) and a 12 month high of GBX 189 ($2.38). The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 256.40.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Graham Sutherland bought 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 153 ($1.93) per share, for a total transaction of £30,600 ($38,563.33). 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.