J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Ben Whitley Acquires 20 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley purchased 20 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 764 per share, with a total value of £152.80.

Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 26th, Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 679, for a total value of £47,061.49.
• On Wednesday, January 14th, Ben Whitley acquired 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 757 per share, with a total value of £151.40.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

Shares of J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 756.50 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £797.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.35. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 726.62 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 693.15. J D Wetherspoon plc has a one year low of GBX 526 and a one year high of GBX 814.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JDW has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 700 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, J D Wetherspoon has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price 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.