J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Acquires 22 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson bought 22 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 683 per share, with a total value of £150.26.

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

• On Friday, August 22nd, John Hutson bought 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 718 per share, with a total value of £150.78.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

LON:JDW opened at GBX 687.50 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of £724.67 million, a P/E ratio of 1,348.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 717.29 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 695.59. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1 year low of GBX 526 and a 1 year high of GBX 814.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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