Insider Buying: J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Acquires 19 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley acquired 19 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 818 per share, for a total transaction of £155.42.

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

• On Thursday, July 16th, Ben Whitley bought 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £145.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of LON:JDW traded down GBX 5 during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 809. The stock had a trading volume of 1,068,416 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,517,777. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 530.50 and a 12 month high of GBX 865. The company has a market capitalization of £852.73 million, a PE ratio of 14.24, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 798.01 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 692.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, J D Wetherspoon has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price 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.