Key Points
- Insider sale: Director Ben Whitley sold 6,931 J D Wetherspoon shares on 26 Jan at GBX 679 each for £47,061.49, after recently buying 20 shares at GBX 757 (14 Jan) and 24 shares at GBX 624 (21 Nov).
- Stock & analyst snapshot: JDW opened at GBX 679, has a market cap of £715.71m, a P/E of 11.95 and a 12‑month range of GBX 526–814.50; analysts’ consensus is “Reduce” with a GBX 595 price target (two Holds, one Sell).
J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 679, for a total value of £47,061.49.
Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, January 14th, Ben Whitley bought 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 757 per share, with a total value of £151.40.
- On Friday, November 21st, Ben Whitley purchased 24 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 624 per share, for a total transaction of £149.76.
J D Wetherspoon Price Performance
JDW opened at GBX 679 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £715.71 million, a P/E ratio of 11.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 526 and a 12 month high of GBX 814.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 712.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 699.44.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on JDW. Peel Hunt reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 700 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of GBX 595.
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J D Wetherspoon Company Profile
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J D Wetherspoon owns and operates pubs and hotels throughout the UK and Ireland. The company aims to provide customers with good-quality food and drinks, served by well-trained and friendly staff, at reasonable prices.
The pubs are individually designed, and the company aims to maintain them in excellent condition.
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