J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Acquires 21 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson purchased 21 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £152.25.

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

• On Wednesday, June 17th, John Hutson bought 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 7 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 161.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, John Hutson bought 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 597 per share, for a total transaction of £149.25.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW stock opened at GBX 742 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 657.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 667.18. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12-month low of GBX 530.50 and a 12-month high of GBX 814.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49. The company has a market cap of £782.11 million, a PE ratio of 13.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.