Ben Whitley Sells 6,931 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 679, for a total value of £47,061.49.

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

• On Wednesday, January 14th, Ben Whitley purchased 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 757 per share, with a total value of £151.40.
• On Friday, November 21st, Ben Whitley bought 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 0.2%

JDW stock opened at GBX 680.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £717.29 million, a PE ratio of 11.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 713.53 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 698.76. J D Wetherspoon plc has a twelve month low of GBX 526 and a twelve 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on JDW. Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 700 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, J D Wetherspoon presently has an average 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.