J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Nigel Connor Acquires 20 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Nigel Connor purchased 20 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 764 per share, for a total transaction of £152.80.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

LON JDW opened at GBX 756.50 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 726.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 693.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.19. 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 market capitalization of £797.40 million, a PE ratio of 13.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on JDW shares. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 700 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of GBX 595.

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.