98/100
+4.0 points vs screen median
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Sharemaestro company report · Lowest valuation group · LSE
FirstGroup plc
FGP · Value leads; growth needs scrutiny
1 of 3 available weekly market readings are positive.
Factor edition2 Oct 2026
Weekly chart through2026-10-02
Company inputs through31 Mar 2026
Factor coverage97%
Latest completed factor comparison: 2 Oct 2026. Chart evidence is dated separately; price updates do not recalculate this factor edition.
The selected research question · Lowest valuation group
Is the discount supported by the company?
A place in the lowest valuation group is the beginning of the question. Business strength, cash backing and market confirmation determine how complete the case is.
Value, with the business behind it
Value leads; growth needs scrutiny
2 of 3 measured focus pillars have standing of at least 65. Compare the weaker readings with their own history before treating the case as complete.
Latest change: 0 improving, 0 weakening and 3 unchanged across the 3 comparable focus pillars since the previous edition.
2/3 strong
Focus pillars with standing ≥65. This is a breadth check, not a new combined score.89/100
+72.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 100% of 17 observed editions5/100
-14.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 0% of 17 observed editionsThe comparison uses companies qualifying for this screen in the same universe and edition. Medians require at least five companies. Historical strength counts actual factor observations; it does not claim historical screen membership.
01 · The company in perspective
The shape of the evidence
Current research reading
Strength awaiting recognition
Business strength ranks well; price strength remains in the lower group.
Look for stabilisation in trend and relative strength before calling a recovery.
Strongest pillar
Value
98/100 standing
Weakest pillar
Price strength
5/100 standing
The strongest and weakest pillars describe this profile, not changes in company performance. The history below shows whether the readings are improving.
Beneath the factor profile
How well does the business support the score?
Cash value100/100
Cash backing70/100
Business durability64/100
Financial resilience40/100
Capital discipline73/100
Price support21/100
These established Sharemaestro cash-research scores summarise cash backing, durability, resilience and capital discipline. Higher is stronger on the available tests. They are separate from universe ranks and are not percentiles or probabilities. Missing components remain unavailable.
02 · Market confirmation
Is the price supporting the case?
Trend SignalPositivelatest completed chart observation
Market DynamicsNot positivelatest completed chart observation
Relative StrengthNot positivelatest completed chart observation
Price / Fair Value+3.1%positive is above the reference
03 · What is changing
A strong reading matters more when it lasts.
Factor standing, one edition at a time
Read across for persistence. Read down for breadth. Each cell is an actual published observation.
80–9965–7940–640–39No reading
| Factor | 7 Jun2026 | 14 Jun2026 | 21 Jun2026 | 28 Jun2026 | 5 Jul2026 | 12 Jul2026 | 19 Jul2026 | 26 Jul2026 | 2 Aug2026 | 9 Aug2026 | 16 Aug2026 | 28 Aug2026 | 4 Sep2026 | 11 Sep2026 | 18 Sep2026 | 25 Sep2026 | 2 Oct2026 | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CombinedFocus | 85 | 0.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| ValueFocus | 98 | 0.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| Business strengthFocus | 89 | 0.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| GrowthFocus | 5 | 0.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| Price strengthFurther context | 5 | 0.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital returnFurther context | 91 | -1.0points |
Hover or focus a cell to inspect its dated reading. Arrow keys move between factors and editions. Scroll across for more dates.
Changes since the previous edition
Capital return-1.0 pts92 → 91
Value0.0 pts98 → 98
Business strength0.0 pts89 → 89
Price strength0.0 pts5 → 5
Growth0.0 pts5 → 5
Changes compare 25 Sep 2026 with 2 Oct 2026. The underlying company period did not change between these editions. Prices, peer rankings and other inputs can still move the scores. Changes in a relative score do not, by themselves, identify a cause.
04 · Competitive position
Company strength, in its peer context
Value and Business strength
FGP is highlighted against companies in the Lowest valuation group screen. Select a point to compare the same research angle. Up to 250 companies shown.
Has price kept pace?
Price returns to 2 Oct 2026. The comparison is the median of companies in the same sector with a reading, not a traded portfolio.
3 monthsFGP-1.8%Sector median1.5%Difference-3.3 pp
6 monthsFGP+5.8%Sector median8.9%Difference-3.1 pp
12 monthsFGP-17.2%Sector median-0.9%Difference-16.3 pp
Relative standing is the useful comparison.
A rising share price can still trail its peers. A company with falling prices can still outperform a weaker sector. Compare the return gap with the factor profile before drawing a conclusion.
At least five sector observations are required to display a median. Returns exclude dividends. These are completed historical returns, not forward estimates.
05 · Staying power and price risk
Separate company standing from the ride.
Value · strong editions100%score ≥65 in 17 observed editions
Annualised volatility23.6%stored one-year daily measure · factor date
Input coverage97%available factor inputs, not certainty
Drawdown measures the weekly close below its running high within the displayed price history. It starts at zero and is not an all-time drawdown. Persistence counts observed editions only; missing weeks are not filled in.
06 · Research playbook
What would strengthen — or weaken — this reading?
The discount has stronger company support
Watch business strength, cash backing and growth alongside the next completed market readings.
1 of 3 available weekly market readings are positive.
Value stays high while business strength deteriorates
Growth is the weakest measured focus pillar at 5/100. Check whether it is recovering, stable or deteriorating in the history above.
A loss of screen qualification, lower coverage or deterioration across several readings would require a fresh review.
Keep the research question consistent
Compare FGP with other companies selected by Lowest valuation group. A stronger overall score does not necessarily mean stronger evidence for this particular approach.
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Where FGP qualifies
Strong combined scores ↗Deep Value ↗Lowest valuation group ↗Value with financial strength ↗Shareholder Yield ↗EBITDA/EV Value ↗Value with six-month strength ↗Piotroski Bargains ↗Cash-supported value ↗Price strength relative to volatility ↗Small Cap Value ↗Strong value ranks ↗High Yield ↗Sector value leaders ↗Capital allocators ↗Cash generators ↗Value with deterioration warnings ↗
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This report uses published Sharemaestro factor snapshots and stored completed weekly prices and indicators. Company inputs are translated into comparable standing, change and context. The page does not fetch live accounts or infer missing company results.
Scores use the established higher-is-stronger Sharemaestro display convention and are relative to United Kingdom - GBP / GBX. Sector medians compare those same universe scores; they do not re-rank the company. Peer medians exclude missing readings.
The company period is the period end used in the factor edition, not its filing date. Stored history is an observation record, not a claim of a point-in-time investable backtest. None of these scores is a probability or expected return.
Historical price series may reflect provider adjustments. The combined score is a summary, not a substitute for the distinct strengths, weaknesses and data coverage shown above.