J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high on Friday. The stock traded as high as GBX 1,073 and last traded at GBX 1,066.05, with a volume of 109,759 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,050.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 813 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. One investment 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 657.67.
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J D Wetherspoon Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 353.03, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of £1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.77, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 894.51 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 733.71.
J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 2nd. The company reported GBX 51.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a net margin of 2.70% and a return on equity of 17.99%. As a group, analysts predict that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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.
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