Insider Buying: J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Purchases £152.25 in Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) insider John Hutson bought 21 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £152.25.

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

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• On Wednesday, June 17th, John Hutson purchased 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 7 per share, with a total value of GBX 161.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, John Hutson purchased 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 597 per share, with a total value of £149.25.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW opened at GBX 745 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £785.27 million, a PE ratio of 13.12, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1 year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1 year high of GBX 814.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 660.11 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 667.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.19.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 840 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 460 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, J D Wetherspoon currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 666.67.

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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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