FirstGroup (LON:FGP) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 178.74 and traded as high as GBX 194.40. FirstGroup shares last traded at GBX 192.80, with a volume of 928,496 shares traded.

FirstGroup Trading Up 3.4%

The company has a market cap of £1.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.09, a PEG ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 0.71. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 171.11 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 178.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 163.00.

FirstGroup (LON:FGP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 18th. The transport operator reported GBX 20.30 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 475.19 billion for the quarter. FirstGroup had a net margin of 2.49% and a return on equity of 17.75%. Research analysts anticipate that FirstGroup plc will post 17.3782772 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.