Key Points
- Insider John Hutson bought 23 shares on April 14 at GBX 635 (£146.05), adding to prior purchases on Mar 12 (23 shares at GBX 671) and Feb 19 (19 shares at GBX 764), indicating repeated small insider buying.
- J D Wetherspoon shares trade around GBX 638 (50-/200‑day SMAs 662/675) with a market cap of £672.9m, while analysts have a consensus rating of Reduce and an average price target of GBX 580.
- The company shows modest profitability (quarterly EPS GBX 15.50, ROE 15.8%) but carries very high leverage (debt/equity 358.5) and weak liquidity (current ratio 0.30, quick ratio 0.19), raising financial risk concerns.
J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider John Hutson bought 23 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 635 per share, with a total value of £146.05.
John Hutson also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, March 12th, John Hutson bought 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 671 per share, with a total value of £154.33.
- On Thursday, February 19th, John Hutson bought 19 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 764 per share, with a total value of £145.16.
J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 0.3%
LON JDW opened at GBX 638.42 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 662.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 675.14. J D Wetherspoon plc has a one year low of GBX 530.50 and a one year high of GBX 814.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £672.93 million, a P/E ratio of 11.24, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.19.
J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 15.50 EPS for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a return on equity of 15.81% and a net margin of 2.52%. Research analysts expect that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.8508772 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on J D Wetherspoon from GBX 490 to GBX 460 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, J D Wetherspoon has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of GBX 580.
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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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