Insider Selling: J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Sells 1,165 Shares of Company Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) insider Ben Thorne sold 1,165 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,024, for a total transaction of £11,929.60.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

LON JDW opened at GBX 1,016 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.89, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. J D Wetherspoon plc has a twelve month low of GBX 530.50 and a twelve month high of GBX 1,086. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 353.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 915.33 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 741.05.

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 2nd. The company reported GBX 51.60 earnings per share for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a net margin of 2.70% and a return on equity of 17.99%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on JDW. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 813 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 704.33.

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J D Wetherspoon Company Profile

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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.

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