J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Purchases 14 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley purchased 14 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,033 per share, for a total transaction of £144.62.

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

• On Tuesday, September 22nd, Ben Whitley acquired 19 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 818 per share, for a total transaction of £155.42.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of J D Wetherspoon stock traded up GBX 6 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,031. 478,292 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,326,508. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 849.18 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 726.51. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 530.50 and a 12 month high of GBX 1,039. The company has a market cap of £1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 353.03, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.23.

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) last released its quarterly earnings results 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%. As a group, equities analysts expect that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JDW has been the topic of a number of research reports. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 800 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 460 to GBX 540 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 813 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, October 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 748.25.

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.