Shore Capital Group Reiterates Hold Rating for J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW)

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Shore Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Digital Look reports.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on JDW. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 460 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 840 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 666.67.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of JDW opened at GBX 716.16 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49. J D Wetherspoon has a 12 month low of GBX 530.50 and a 12 month high of GBX 812.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 670.91 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 667.34. The stock has a market capitalization of £754.87 million, a PE ratio of 12.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11.

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.