You are here: investing
- Skip to Navigation
- Skip to Content
- Login to your account
- Free Membership to Digital Look
- Site Map
- Company A-Z
- Finance A-Z
- News Archive
- Events
- Give Us Feedback
- Company A-Z
- Company Search
- MarketStars Premium
- Portfolios & Watchlists
- Charting
- Screening Tools
- Visual Tools
- Mobile Tools / PDA
- Education Guides
- UK Shares
- Funds
- International Shares
- Bonds
- Currencies
- Commodities
- Covered Warrants
Best Secured Loans:
Market Cap
£2,426.49m
Change Today
-7.50p
Share Price
554.00p
Latest ShareCast News
Thursday tips round-up: Tesco, Compass, Tullow Oil
Date: Thursday 15 May 2008
Tesco's rapid overseas expansion continued yesterday with a near-£1bn deal to buy 36 former Carrefour stores in South Korea from discount retailer Homever. On a forward price earnings ratio of 15 times, Tesco looks cheap - particularly given that unlike its rivals it is no longer reliant on the fragile UK consumer. Buy, says the Telegraph.
FirstGroup ShareCast News
| London close: Footsie finishes flat | 14-May-2008 | ShareCast |
| London afternoon: Blue chips stage recovery | 14-May-2008 | ShareCast |
| FTSE 100 movers; Dividend fears haunt Alliance | 14-May-2008 | ShareCast |
| London midday: Footsie stuck in neutral | 14-May-2008 | ShareCast |
| London midmorning: Footsie pulled in both direct... | 14-May-2008 | ShareCast |
FirstGroup Regulatory News
| Result of Equity Issue | 14-May-2008 | 12:53 | RNS |
| Holding(s) in Company | 14-May-2008 | 10:58 | PR Newswire |
| Issue of Equity | 14-May-2008 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Preliminary Results | 14-May-2008 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Transfer of shares held in treasury | 12-May-2008 | 12:48 | PR Newswire |
FirstGroup Newspaper Links
| FirstGroup's £240m share placement | 15-May-2008 | The Scotsman |
| Three more join corporate rush for cash | 15-May-2008 | The Scotsman |
| FirstGroup placing to ease credit rating jitters | 15-May-2008 | Telegraph |
| FirstGroup uses surprise £236m share placing for... | 15-May-2008 | Times |
| FirstGroup admits error after asking for £240m | 15-May-2008 | The Herald |
FirstGroup Tips & Analysis
| Tempus:FirstGroup | 15-May-2008 | Times |
| Banks in the black as write-down fear takes a ba... | 26-Apr-2008 | The Scotsman |
| FirstGroup in the fast lane as sector peer puts ... | 26-Apr-2008 | The Scotsman |
| Rights issue rumours drag down Wolseley | 26-Apr-2008 | Times |
| Foundations remain solid | 27-Feb-2008 | The Scotsman |
FirstGroup News Wires
No recent information was found.
Other FirstGroup News
| Market report: Wednesday close | 14-May-2008 | This Is Money |
| Newspaper and magazine share tips | 13-May-2008 | This Is Money |
| Go-Ahead races ahead with huge growth | 25-Apr-2008 | This Is Money |
| Yesterday's trading: IG Group is crunch winner | 28-Mar-2008 | This Is Money |
| City news in brief: Unilever, FirstGroup, Northe... | 27-Mar-2008 | This Is Money |
FirstGroup Market Data
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 554.00p  |
| Change Today | -7.50p |
| 52 Week High | 815.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 496.75p |
| Volume | 3,768,123 |
| Shares Issued | 437.99m |
| Market Cap | £2,426.49m |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| RiskGrade | 198 |
FirstGroup Star Ratings
| Value |
     |
|---|
| Price Trend |
 |
|---|
| Income |
|
|---|
| Growth |
|
|---|
What The Brokers Say
| Strong Buy | 8 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 5 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 14 |
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.
FirstGroup Dividends
| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 16-Jul-08 | 09-Jan-08 |
| Paid | 22-Aug-08 | 06-Feb-08 |
| Amount | 11.55p | 5.50p |
FirstGroup Key Personnel
| Finance Director | Dean K Finch |
| CEO | Moir Lockhead |
| Finance Director | Nick Chevis |