Key Points
- Insider John Hutson bought 18 J D Wetherspoon shares at GBX 829 each, for a total of £149.22. He also made smaller purchases in June and July.
- JDW opened at GBX 804.36, near its 52-week high of GBX 840, with a market capitalization of approximately £847.9 million and a P/E ratio of 14.16.
- Analyst sentiment is mixed but averages to a “Hold” rating, with one Buy, two Holds and one Sell; the average price target is GBX 666.67.
J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider John Hutson purchased 18 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 829 per share, for a total transaction of £149.22.
John Hutson also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, July 16th, John Hutson purchased 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, with a total value of £152.25.
- On Wednesday, June 17th, John Hutson purchased 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 7 per share, with a total value of GBX 161.
J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance
JDW stock opened at GBX 804.36 on Tuesday. 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 50 day moving average price of GBX 731.39 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 673.85. J D Wetherspoon plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 530.50 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 840. The stock has a market capitalization of £847.85 million, a PE ratio of 14.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
JDW has been the subject of several research reports. Shore Capital Group restated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 840 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a GBX 460 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price 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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