J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Ben Whitley Purchases 20 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley acquired 20 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £145.

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

• On Wednesday, May 13th, Ben Whitley acquired 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 597 per share, with a total value of £149.25.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW stock traded up GBX 12.50 during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 738. The stock had a trading volume of 134,535 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,289,604. The stock has a market cap of £777.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.99, 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. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 654.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 667.12. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1-year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1-year high of GBX 814.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “sell” rating and set a GBX 460 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 840 price objective 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 assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, J D Wetherspoon presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target 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.