J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Purchases 18 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson purchased 18 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 818 per share, with a total value 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 stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 829 per share, for a total transaction of £149.22.
• On Thursday, July 16th, John Hutson bought 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 725 per share, with a total value of £152.25.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

LON:JDW traded down GBX 5 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching GBX 809. 1,068,416 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,517,777. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1-year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1-year high of GBX 865. The stock has a market cap of £852.73 million, a P/E ratio of 14.24, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 798.01 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 692.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.19.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 666.67.

About J D Wetherspoon

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.