Stock Research: Firstgroup

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Firstgroup

LSE:FGP GB0003452173
27
  • Value
    69
  • Growth
    11
  • Safety
    Safety
    22
  • Combined
    10
  • Sentiment
    78
  • 360° View
    360° View
    27
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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: With an Obermatt 360° View of 27 (better than 27% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Firstgroup are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Firstgroup. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 69, which means that the share price of Firstgroup is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 69% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 78, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 78% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 11, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 22, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 78 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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Last update: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
69 64 44 63
Growth
11 27 46 1
Safety
Safety
22 28 27 83
Sentiment
78 94 86 71
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27 53 49 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
84 97 73 42
Opinions Change
5 65 72 67
Pro Holdings
n/a 34 38 29
Market Pulse
36 95 93 84
Sentiment
78 94 86 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
69 64 44 63
Growth
11 27 46 1
Safety Safety
22 28 27 83
Combined
10 22 20 44
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
83 87 81 97
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
55 55 31 37
Price vs. Book (P/B)
47 42 44 71
Dividend Yield
63 55 44 39
Value
69 64 44 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 1 22 4
Profit Growth
46 55 60 1
Capital Growth
46 30 21 25
Stock Returns
25 56 98 63
Growth
11 27 46 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
24 21 24 28
Refinancing
19 13 13 81
Liquidity
45 76 68 95
Safety Safety
22 28 27 83

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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