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

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson bought 21 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 7 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 161.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, John Hutson acquired 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 597 per share, with a total value of £149.25.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW traded up GBX 12.50 on Thursday, hitting GBX 738. 134,535 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,289,604. 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 stock has a market cap of £777.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 654.40 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 667.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.