J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Acquires 20 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Nigel Connor acquired 20 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 764 per share, with a total value of £152.80.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

Shares of JDW stock remained flat at GBX 759.50 during trading hours on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 81,150 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,556,046. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 526 and a 12 month high of GBX 814.50. The firm has a market cap of £800.56 million, a PE ratio of 13.37, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 725.73 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 692.71.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on JDW shares. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 700 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price 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.