Go-Ahead Group plc (LON:GOG) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Go-Ahead Group plc (LON:GOG) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 2,145 ($28.03).

Several equities research analysts recently commented on GOG shares. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Go-Ahead Group in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Liberum Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Go-Ahead Group in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. HSBC upgraded shares of Go-Ahead Group to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity lowered shares of Go-Ahead Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd.

LON:GOG traded down GBX 18 ($0.24) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 2,008 ($26.24). 29,523 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 150,478. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,128.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,050.09. Go-Ahead Group has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,480 ($19.34) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,308.91 ($30.17). The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 119.70. The company has a market capitalization of $873.39 million and a PE ratio of 14.71.

In other Go-Ahead Group news, insider Carolyn Ferguson sold 1,277 shares of Go-Ahead Group stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,057 ($26.88), for a total value of £26,267.89 ($34,323.65).

Go-Ahead Group Company Profile

The Go-Ahead Group plc provides bus and rail passenger transportation services in the United Kingdom and Singapore. It operates through three segments: Regional Bus, London Bus, and Rail. The company also offers rail replacement and other contracted services. It serves the department for transport, and transport for London.

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