J D Wetherspoon’s (JDW) “Hold” Rating Reaffirmed at Shore Capital Group

Shore Capital Group reissued their hold rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) in a report released on Wednesday,Digital Look reports.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on JDW. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 460 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 666.67.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of LON JDW opened at GBX 722.50 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 668.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 667.49. The firm has a market cap of £761.56 million, a PE ratio of 12.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. J D Wetherspoon has a 1 year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1 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.

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.