Insider Buying: J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Purchases 20 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley acquired 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 764 per share, for a total transaction of £152.80.

Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 26th, Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 679, for a total value of £47,061.49.
• On Wednesday, January 14th, Ben Whitley bought 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 757 per share, with a total value of £151.40.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of JDW traded down GBX 3.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 756.28. 87,016 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,556,209. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 725.73 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 692.71. The firm has a market capitalization of £797.16 million, a PE ratio of 13.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1-year low of GBX 526 and a 1-year high of GBX 814.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JDW has been the topic of several recent research reports. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 700 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of GBX 595.

J D Wetherspoon Company Profile

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.