Key Points
- Insider buying: J D Wetherspoon insider Ben Whitley bought 20 shares on July 16 at GBX 725 each, a total of £145. He also purchased 25 shares in May at GBX 597 each.
- Stock moved higher: JDW shares were up 2.3% and opened at GBX 742, near the upper end of their 1-year range of GBX 530.50 to GBX 814.50.
- Mixed analyst view: Analysts currently rate the stock a consensus Hold, with an average price target of GBX 666.67, despite one Buy rating and one Sell rating among recent reports.
J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Ben Whitley acquired 20 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £145.
Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, May 13th, Ben Whitley acquired 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 597 per share, with a total value of £149.25.
J D Wetherspoon Trading Up 2.3%
Shares of JDW stock opened at GBX 742 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The company has a market cap of £782.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.06, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 657.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 667.18. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1-year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1-year high of GBX 814.50.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
JDW has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 840 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Shore Capital Group reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "sell" rating and set a GBX 460 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 666.67.
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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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