J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Acquires 19 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson purchased 19 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 764 per share, for a total transaction of £145.16.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of LON:JDW opened at GBX 756.50 on Friday. 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 £797.40 million, a PE ratio of 13.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1 year low of GBX 526 and a 1 year high of GBX 814.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 726.62 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 693.15.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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