Ben Whitley Acquires 20 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley acquired 20 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 757 per share, with a total value of £151.40.

Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, November 21st, Ben Whitley purchased 24 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 624 per share, for a total transaction of £149.76.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of JDW opened at GBX 759.40 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 701.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 703.79. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. The company has a market capitalization of £800.45 million, a PE ratio of 13.37, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 526 and a 12 month high of GBX 814.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of GBX 595.

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.