Ben Whitley Buys 22 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

Key Points

  • Ben Whitley bought 22 shares of J D Wetherspoon on March 12 at GBX 671 (≈£147.62) and has made other small purchases on Feb 19 and Jan 14, while previously selling 6,931 shares on Jan 26 at GBX 679.
  • Shares opened at GBX 652 (down 1.8%), trading below the 50‑day MA (GBX 716) and near the 200‑day MA (GBX 689), and the company shows high leverage with a debt‑to‑equity ratio of 330.94, market cap ≈£687m and a PE of 11.48.

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Ben Whitley bought 22 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 671 per share, for a total transaction of £147.62.

Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, February 19th, Ben Whitley bought 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 764 per share, for a total transaction of £152.80.
  • On Monday, January 26th, Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 679, for a total transaction of £47,061.49.
  • On Wednesday, January 14th, Ben Whitley purchased 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 757 per share, with a total value of £151.40.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 1.8%

LON:JDW opened at GBX 652 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is GBX 716.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 689.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 330.94, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.19. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 526 and a 12 month high of GBX 814.50. The firm has a market capitalization of £687.25 million, a PE ratio of 11.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.01.

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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