Key Points
- J D Wetherspoon insider Ben Thorne sold 1,165 shares at GBX 1,024 apiece, for total proceeds of £11,929.60.
- The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 51.60; analysts expect full-year EPS of GBX 52.85.
- Analyst sentiment is mixed, with a consensus Hold rating and a consensus price target of GBX 704.33.
J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Ben Thorne sold 1,165 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction on Friday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,024, for a total value of £11,929.60.
J D Wetherspoon Price Performance
J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 1,016 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 918.57 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 742.35. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 52-week low of GBX 530.50 and a 52-week high of GBX 1,086. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 353.03. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.89, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13.
J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 2nd. The company reported GBX 51.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a net margin of 2.70% and a return on equity of 17.99%. As a group, analysts predict that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.85 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 840 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Shore Capital Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 813 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 704.33.
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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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