Firstgroup Share News (FGP)

FTSE 100 eases as M&S cost warning rattles retailers

Marks & Spencer expects FY profits to decline

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FirstGroup shares drop as interim profit and revenue plunges

(Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC on Wednesday said it delivered a "resilient" financial performance despite a challenging UK backdrop as it saw its interim profit plummet.

FirstGroup reports sharp drop in 1H revenues as debt leaps higher

(Sharecast News) - First Group posted a sharp drop in revenues and profitability for the half alongside a similarly deterioration in its debt metrics.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman cuts Shell; Redburn likes BAE Systems

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Liberum cuts boohoo; JPMorgan cuts Ocado

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC and JPMorgan up Lloyds Banking price target

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday afternoon:

Liberum cuts FirstGroup price target on Transit earnout disappointment

(Sharecast News) - Liberum cut its price target on FirstGroup on Thursday to 165p from 180p as it said the earnout from the sale of First Transit fell "well short" of its "admittedly bullish" assumption.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Kepler Cheuvreux starts Haleon at 'hold'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon:

FirstGroup expects USD85 million earnout as EQT sells First Transit

(Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC on Wednesday said it is entitled to an earnout as affiliates of EQT Infrastructure signed an agreement to sell First Transit to Transdev North America Inc, the Canada and US-focused subsidiary of French public transport operator Transdev.

FirstGroup to receive roughly $85m from First Transit earnout consideration

(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup said on Wednesday that it was set to receive roughly $85.0m from an earnout consideration linked to the sale of First Transit.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Redburn likes Flutter; RBC cuts Smiths

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

FirstGroup's Avanti given short-term contract renewal by UK government

(Alliance News) - Avanti West Coast has been placed on a short-term contract renewal by the UK government after it provided an "unacceptable" service to rail users.

FirstGroup agrees extension on Avanti WCP until March 2023

(Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup has been told its struggling Avanti West Coast operation must "drastically" improve services after being awarded a six-month extension to its contract by the UK government.

UK train services to be decimated by biggest rail strike of the year

(Alliance News) - Britain's rail network will be decimated on Saturday due to the biggest strike of the year.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg cuts Aveva to 'hold' from 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: