J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Sets New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Posted by Mitch Edgeman on Aug 6th, 2026

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 817 and last traded at GBX 817, with a volume of 472336 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 778.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on JDW. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 460 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 840 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 666.67.

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J D Wetherspoon Trading Up 0.4%

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 701.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 668.70. 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 capitalization of £859.59 million, a PE ratio of 14.36, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11.

J D Wetherspoon Company Profile

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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.