FirstGroup (LON:FGP) Trading Down 12.9% – What’s Next?

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) shares traded down 12.9% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 173.60 and last traded at GBX 174.50. 3,413,157 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 35% from the average session volume of 2,523,303 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 200.40.

FirstGroup Stock Down 13.4%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 257.49. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 212.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 213.13. The firm has a market cap of £942.31 million, a PE ratio of 8.46, a P/E/G ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.59.

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The transport operator reported GBX 9.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. FirstGroup had a negative return on equity of 2.54% and a negative net margin of 0.34%. Analysts expect that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 earnings per share for the current year.

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.