J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Purchases 19 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson acquired 19 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 764 per share, with a total value of £145.16.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

Shares of LON:JDW remained flat at GBX 759.50 during midday trading on Friday. 81,150 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,556,046. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12-month low of GBX 526 and a 12-month high of GBX 814.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £800.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.37, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 725.73 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 692.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on JDW shares. Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 700 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average 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.