J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Ben Whitley Purchases 21 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDWGet Free Report) insider Ben Whitley purchased 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 718 per share, for a total transaction of £150.78.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW stock opened at GBX 731 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £857.54 million, a PE ratio of 18.60, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 526 and a 12 month high of GBX 814.50. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 756.75 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 677.02.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on JDW. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 450 to GBX 490 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, J D Wetherspoon currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 490.

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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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