Insider Selling: J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Sells £47,061.49 in Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 679, for a total transaction of £47,061.49.

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

• On Wednesday, January 14th, Ben Whitley bought 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 757 per share, with a total value of £151.40.
• On Friday, November 21st, Ben Whitley purchased 24 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 624 per share, for a total transaction of £149.76.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

JDW opened at GBX 668.50 on Friday. J D Wetherspoon plc has a twelve month low of GBX 526 and a twelve month high of GBX 814.50. The firm has a market capitalization of £704.64 million, a PE ratio of 11.77, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 714.46 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 698.55.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JDW has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 700 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 595.

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.