Balanced news tone
News Sentiment
FGP sentiment intelligence
FirstGroup plc news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.
Weighted score
58
Balanced news tone
30 relevant articles
Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.
78/100 classification confidence.
directly relevant articles
high-authority source matches
+9.6% over one week, +13.1% over four weeks, trend inactive, and near fair-value range.
FirstGroup grants long-term share awards to top executives
Market Reaction
Price moving ahead of tone
Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.
Primary event
Market update
78/100 classification
One-week reaction
9.6%
Price confirming higher
Trend fit
Trend inactive
13.1% over four weeks
Fair value
9.3%
Near fair-value range
Sentiment Mix
Positive, neutral, negative
Positive
13
Neutral
16
Negative
1
Relevance
Why the article matched
Sources
Coverage mix
Event Lens
What the news is about
Sentiment Trail
Score over time
Above 50
Neutral zone
Below 50
News Tape
Relevant headlines
The Globe and Mail
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup grants long-term share awards to top executives
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 20 Jun 2026 10:50
- Source
- The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup launches £100 million share buyback to cut share capital
- Tone
- Negative 46/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 19 Jun 2026 11:38
- Source
- The Globe and Mail
marketscreener.com
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 19 Jun 2026 10:44
- Source
- marketscreener.com
The Globe and Mail
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup boosts revenue, ramps up electrification and launches new buyback
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 19 Jun 2026 06:35
- Source
- The Globe and Mail
marketscreener.com
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup plc announces an Equity Buyback for £100 million worth of its shares.
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 15:21
- Source
- marketscreener.com
Investing.com UK
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup launches £100 million share buyback programme
- Tone
- Positive 62/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 13:49
- Source
- Investing.com UK
marketscreener.com
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup launches new share buyback amid forecast cash flow progress
- Tone
- Positive 62/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 08:20
- Source
- marketscreener.com
Investing.com UK
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup FY26 shares jump 6% on profit beat, £100 mln buyback
- Tone
- Positive 82/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 07:54
- Source
- Investing.com UK
marketscreener.com
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup plc Reports Earnings Results for the Full Year Ended March 28, 2026
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 07:36
- Source
- marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup Posts Lower FY26 Profit, Revenue
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 06:27
- Source
- marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Direct company coverage
Earnings Flash (FGP.L) FirstGroup plc Reports FY26 Revenue GBP4.75B
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 06:05
- Source
- marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
Direct company coverage
Earnings Flash (FGP.L) FirstGroup plc Posts FY26 EPS GBX20.6
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026 06:04
- Source
- marketscreener.com
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: Exploring a 45% Upside Potential Amid Market Dynamics
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 16 Jun 2026 02:03
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: Examining A Potential 50% Upside For Investors
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 09 Jun 2026 02:03
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FIRSTGROUP PLC ORD 5P (FGP.L) Investor Outlook: A 47% Upside Beckons for This UK Transport Giant
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Guidance
- Published
- 02 Jun 2026 07:00
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: Evaluating a Potential 52% Upside Amidst Dividend Strength
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 19 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: A Promising 51% Upside With Strong Buy Ratings
- Tone
- Positive 95/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 12 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
Kalkine
Direct company coverage
Is LSE:FGP - FirstGroup A Hidden FTSE 250 Opportunity During Current UK And Global Market Recovery?
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 11 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- Kalkine
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: Evaluating a 55% Upside Potential in the UK Rail Industry
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 05 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
Kalkine Media
Direct company coverage
Is FirstGroup Hitting Lows as FTSE 350 Transport Slides?
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 29 Apr 2026 07:00
- Source
- Kalkine Media
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: Strong Buy Ratings And 44% Upside Potential
- Tone
- Positive 95/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 10 Mar 2026 07:00
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
Kalkine Media
Direct company coverage
London Rail Development and FirstGroup Presence Across FTSE 100
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 09 Mar 2026 07:00
- Source
- Kalkine Media
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: A Promising 30% Upside For Investors
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 17 Feb 2026 08:00
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup PLC (FGP.L) Stock Analysis: Exploring a 34.65% Upside Potential with Strong Buy Ratings
- Tone
- Positive 95/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 27 Jan 2026 08:00
- Source
- DirectorsTalk Interviews
Reuters
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup wins $4 billion London Overground rail contract, shares rise
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Deals and strategy
- Published
- 09 Dec 2025 08:00
- Source
- Reuters
simplywall.st
Direct company coverage
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)?
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 22 Oct 2025 07:00
- Source
- simplywall.st
RAILMARKET.com
Direct company coverage
Hitach Rail will deliver 14 trains for FirstGroup
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 06 Dec 2024 08:00
- Source
- RAILMARKET.com
International Railway Journal
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup signs national rail contract for Great Western Railway
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Deals and strategy
- Published
- 15 Jun 2022 07:00
- Source
- International Railway Journal
Hargreaves Lansdown
Direct company coverage
FirstGroup plc Ordinary 5p share price | FGP
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 22 Jul 2018 04:32
- Source
- Hargreaves Lansdown
TradingView
Direct company coverage
FGP Stock Price and Chart — LSE:FGP
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 26 Jul 2017 07:00
- Source
- TradingView