J D Wetherspoon’s (JDW) “Hold” Rating Reiterated at Shore Capital Group

Shore Capital Group reissued their hold rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning,Digital Look reports.

A number of other research firms have also commented on JDW. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 460 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 840 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 666.67.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 2.6%

JDW stock opened at GBX 717 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £755.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 673.43 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 667.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.19. J D Wetherspoon has a 12 month low of GBX 530.50 and a 12 month high of GBX 809.

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.