J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Ben Whitley Sells 6,931 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were 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 acquired 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 757 per share, for a total transaction of £151.40.
• On Friday, November 21st, Ben Whitley bought 24 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 624 per share, with a total value of £149.76.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of JDW traded down GBX 8.50 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 679. 863,346 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,556,520. The company has a market capitalization of £715.71 million, a P/E ratio of 11.95, 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. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 52 week low of GBX 526 and a 52 week high of GBX 814.50. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 711.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 700.20.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on JDW shares. Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 700 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of GBX 595.

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.