J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Buys 25 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDWGet Free Report) insider John Hutson bought 25 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 597 per share, for a total transaction of £149.25.

John Hutson also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Tuesday, April 14th, John Hutson acquired 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 635 per share, with a total value of £146.05.
  • On Thursday, March 12th, John Hutson purchased 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 671 per share, for a total transaction of £154.33.
  • On Thursday, February 19th, John Hutson bought 19 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 764 per share, for a total transaction of £145.16.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 1.5%

LON JDW traded up GBX 8.78 on Thursday, reaching GBX 605.78. The stock had a trading volume of 104,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,412,923. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1 year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1 year high of GBX 814.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 617.45 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 670.86. The company has a market capitalization of £638.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11.

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDWGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 15.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a return on equity of 15.81% and a net margin of 2.52%. On average, analysts forecast that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.8508772 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JDW has been the topic of a number of research reports. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 460 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research 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, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 666.67.

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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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