John Hutson Buys 18 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

Posted by Francis Steltz on Aug 17th, 2026

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) insider John Hutson acquired 18 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 829 per share, for a total transaction of £149.22.

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

On Thursday, July 16th, John Hutson bought 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 725 per share, with a total value of £152.25.
On Wednesday, June 17th, John Hutson bought 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 7 per share, with a total value of GBX 161.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 810.20 on Monday. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1 year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1 year high of GBX 840. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 727.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 672.97. The company has a market capitalization of £854.00 million, a P/E ratio of 14.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. 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 Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 460 price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus 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.