J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Acquires £149.22 in Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson acquired 18 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 829 per share, for a total transaction of £149.22.

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

• On Thursday, July 16th, John Hutson acquired 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, with a total value of £152.25.
• 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, with a total value of GBX 161.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

Shares of JDW opened at GBX 824.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £869.07 million, a PE ratio of 14.52, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 738.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 675.86. 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 plc has a 1 year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1 year high of GBX 840.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on JDW shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated 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 reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 460 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 666.67.

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.