Key Points
- Insider buying: John Hutson acquired 18 J D Wetherspoon shares at GBX 818 each, spending £147.24. He has also made two recent purchases, bringing the reported buying activity to 57 shares.
- Stock performance: J D Wetherspoon shares opened at GBX 807 and were reported down 0.9%. The stock has traded between GBX 530.50 and GBX 865 over the past year, with a market capitalization of approximately £850.63 million.
- Analyst view: The shares have a consensus “Hold” rating, based on one Buy, two Hold, and one Sell recommendation. The consensus price target of GBX 666.67 is below the reported trading price.
J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider John Hutson acquired 18 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 818 per share, for a total transaction of £147.24.
John Hutson also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, August 14th, John Hutson acquired 18 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 829 per share, with a total value of £149.22.
- On Thursday, July 16th, John Hutson bought 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, with a total value of £152.25.
J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 0.9%
JDW opened at GBX 807 on Thursday. 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 plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 530.50 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 865. The firm has a market capitalization of £850.63 million, a PE ratio of 14.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 799.64 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 693.70.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Shore Capital Group reissued a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 666.67.
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About J D Wetherspoon
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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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