J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Buys 21 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson purchased 21 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 718 per share, with a total value of £150.78.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

Shares of J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 731 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 756.75 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 677.02. 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. The company has a market cap of £857.54 million, a PE ratio of 18.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on JDW. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 450 to GBX 490 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of GBX 490.

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.