Ben Whitley Buys 20 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley bought 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £145.

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

• On Wednesday, May 13th, Ben Whitley purchased 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 597 per share, with a total value of £149.25.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Up 0.4%

LON:JDW opened at GBX 745 on Friday. J D Wetherspoon plc has a one year low of GBX 530.50 and a one year high of GBX 814.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 660.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 667.27. The firm has a market capitalization of £785.27 million, a P/E ratio of 13.12, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on JDW shares. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 460 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 666.67.

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.