Debbie Whittingham Acquires 20 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

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

J D Wetherspoon Trading Up 0.6%

J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 759.40 on Friday. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 526 and a 12 month high of GBX 814.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. The stock has a market cap of £800.45 million, a P/E ratio of 13.37, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 701.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 703.79.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 700 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, J D Wetherspoon presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average 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.