FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Announces Dividend of GBX 1.70

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 viewed at this link.

FirstGroup Trading Up 6.5 %

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

Insider Buying and Selling at FirstGroup

In other news, insider Graham Sutherland purchased 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 153 ($1.97) per share, with a total value of £30,600 ($39,377.17). Corporate 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.