J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Oct 16th, 2026

Shares of J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday. The company traded as high as GBX 1,027 and last traded at GBX 1,018, with a volume of 187,254 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,008.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JDW has been the topic of several analyst reports. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 800 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 460 to GBX 540 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 813 price target 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 given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 748.25.

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J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 353.03, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The company has a market capitalization of £1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.13, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 849.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 726.51.

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 2nd. The company reported GBX 51.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 2.70%. As a group, analysts anticipate that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.85 earnings per share for the current year.

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.