J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock: Insider John Hutson Buys 15 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson purchased 15 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,033 per share, with a total value of £154.95.

John Hutson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 22nd, John Hutson purchased 18 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 818 per share, for a total transaction of £147.24.
• On Friday, August 14th, John Hutson bought 18 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 829 per share, for a total transaction of £149.22.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of JDW stock traded up GBX 6 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,031. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 478,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,326,508. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 849.18 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 726.51. The company has a market cap of £1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. J D Wetherspoon plc has a one year low of GBX 530.50 and a one year high of GBX 1,039.

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) last announced 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 return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 2.70%. Analysts anticipate that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on JDW. Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 800 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on J D Wetherspoon from GBX 460 to GBX 540 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 748.25.

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.