FirstGroup plc (LSE:FGP) acquired Hills Coaches Limited from a family on January 27, 2026. All employees will continue to work for the business under First Bus ownership, and all existing services, contracts and bookings will continue unchanged.
FirstGroup plc (LSE:FGP) completed the acquisition of Hills Coaches Limited from a family on January 27, 2026.
FirstGroup PLC is a private sector provider of public transport services. The Company’s First Bus division is a regional bus operator in the United Kingdom, with a fleet of more than 4,800 buses, and carrying more than a million passengers a day. It has a fleet of coaches available for charter and operates some tendered services, such as park and ride contracts. It also operates the Aircoach network in Ireland. Its First Rail division is a rail operator, running long-distance, commuter, regional and sleeper rail services. It operates a fleet of more than 3,700 locomotives and rail carriages through three train operating companies, including Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway (GWR), South Western Railway (SWR) and two open access routes (Hull Trains and Lumo). It is also the shadow operator on the HS2 program, which involves the development, mobilization and eventual operation of high-speed services and operating the London Trams service on behalf of transport for London.
This super rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Global Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (4 months), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Investor
Investor
This super composite rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Global Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (1 year), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Global
Global
This composite rating is the result of an average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Valuation (Composite), Financial Estimates Revisions (Composite), Consensus (Composite), and Visibility (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 4 of these 5 ratings for the calculation to be performed. We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Quality
Quality
This composite rating is the result of an average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Capital Efficiency (Composite), Quality of Financial Reporting (Composite), and Financial Health (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 2 of these 3 ratings for the calculation to be performed. We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
ESG MSCI
ESG MSCI
The MSCI ESG score assesses a company’s environmental, social, and governance practices relative to its industry peers. Companies are rated from CCC (laggard) to AAA (leader). This rating helps investors incorporate sustainability risks and opportunities into their investment decisions.
