John Hutson Buys 21 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson bought 21 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £152.25.

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

• On Wednesday, June 17th, John Hutson purchased 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 7 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 161.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, John Hutson purchased 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 597 per share, with a total value of £149.25.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of JDW opened at GBX 745 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 660.11 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 667.27. J D Wetherspoon plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 530.50 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 814.50. The firm has a market cap of £785.27 million, a P/E ratio of 13.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.30.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 460 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 666.67.

J D Wetherspoon Company Profile

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.