J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Debbie Whittingham Buys 20 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Debbie Whittingham purchased 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 757 per share, for a total transaction of £151.40.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of JDW traded down GBX 4 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 753. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 708,676 shares, compared to its average volume of 651,643. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 52 week low of GBX 526 and a 52 week high of GBX 814.50. The stock has a market cap of £793.71 million, a PE ratio of 13.26, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 696.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 703.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on JDW shares. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 700 target price 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of GBX 595.

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.