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The Go-Ahead Group plc (GOG) is a leading railroads business based in the UK. It opened the day at 930.2p after a previous close of 911.5p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 890p to a high of 956p. The latest price was 951p (25 minute delay). The Go-Ahead Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 30,000 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, The Go-Ahead Group's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was 631.5p, which is 70.76% down on its pre-crash value of 2160p and 61.84% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as 390.2p.
If you had bought £1,000 worth of The Go-Ahead Group shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £325.05 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth £308.68.
Open | 930.2p |
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High | 956p |
Low | 890p |
Close | 951p |
Previous close | 911.5p |
Change | 39.5p |
Change % | 4.334% |
Volume | 192,323 |
52-week range | 374.6897p - 2183.6092p |
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50-day moving average | 894.6912p |
200-day moving average | 739.2289p |
Wall St. target price | 1982.78p |
PE ratio | 4.2593 |
Dividend yield | 1.02p (6.4%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | 140.4p |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of 951p
1 week (2021-01-08) | -10.20% |
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1 month (2020-12-18) | 951 |
3 months (2020-10-16) | 67.87% |
6 months (2020-07-17) | 30.90% |
1 year (2020-01-17) | -54.63% |
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2 years (2019-01-17) | -45.22% |
3 years (2018-01-17) | -40.38% |
5 years (2016-01-15) | -61.31% |
Valuing The Go-Ahead Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Go-Ahead Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
The Go-Ahead Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 4x. In other words, The Go-Ahead Group shares trade at around 4x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
The Go-Ahead Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £141.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a The Go-Ahead Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Revenue TTM | £3.9 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 1.31% |
Gross profit TTM | £1.3 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 1.57% |
Return on equity TTM | -3.94% |
Profit margin | -0.73% |
Book value | 5.387p |
Market capitalisation | £438.3 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting The Go-Ahead Group to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Over the last 12 months, The Go-Ahead Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 374.6897p up to 2183.6092p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while The Go-Ahead Group's is 1.8444. This would suggest that The Go-Ahead Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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The Go-Ahead Group plc provides bus and rail passenger transportation services in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through three segments: Regional Bus, London & International Bus, and Rail. The company also offers rail replacement and other contracted services. The Go-Ahead Group plc was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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