Stock Research: Firstgroup

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Firstgroup

LSE:FGP GB0003452173
54
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    31
  • Safety
    Safety
    45
  • Combined
    22
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    54
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Company Description

FirstGroup PLC is a public transport service provider operating bus and rail services. It operates in the First Bus and First Rail segments. It operates in the United Kingdom, with services including long-distance, commuter, regional, and sleeper services. In the last fiscal year, the company had 30,000 employees, a market cap of $1,698 million, profits of $1,669 million, and revenue of $6,555 million.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 54 (better than 54% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Firstgroup are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Firstgroup. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 100% of alternative investment opportunities. But all other ranks are below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a rank of 45, which means that the share price of Firstgroup is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 31, meaning that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 31% of competitors in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 42 which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 58% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Index
FTSE All Shares
FTSE 250
FTSE 350
Low Emissions
Energy Efficient
Diversity Europe
The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
45 64 44 63
Growth
31 27 46 1
Safety
Safety
42 28 27 83
Sentiment
100 94 86 71
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54 53 49 65
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
95 97 73 42
Opinions Change
67 65 72 67
Pro Holdings
n/a 34 38 29
Market Pulse
94 95 93 84
Sentiment
100 94 86 71
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
45 64 44 63
Growth
31 27 46 1
Safety Safety
42 28 27 83
Combined
22 22 20 44
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
42 55 31 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
84 87 81 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
30 42 44 71
Dividend Yield
42 55 44 39
Value
45 64 44 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
4 1 22 4
Profit Growth
50 55 60 1
Capital Growth
42 30 21 25
Stock Returns
77 56 98 63
Growth
31 27 46 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
26 21 24 28
Refinancing
15 13 13 81
Liquidity
79 76 68 95
Safety Safety
42 28 27 83

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