JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) Given “Buy” Rating at Shore Capital

JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by Shore Capital in a report issued on Tuesday,Digital Look reports.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on JD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.35) price objective on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded JD Sports Fashion to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.28) price target for the company. in a report on Friday, November 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 446 ($5.46).

JD Sports Fashion Stock Down 0.4 %

JD Sports Fashion stock traded down GBX 0.34 ($0.00) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 96.30 ($1.18). The company had a trading volume of 11,609,471 shares, compared to its average volume of 393,791. The stock has a market cap of £4.99 billion, a PE ratio of 963.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.42. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 104.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 121.99.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Andy Long bought 31,064 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 96 ($1.17) per share, with a total value of £29,821.44 ($36,492.22). 51.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

JD Sports Fashion Company Profile

JD Sports Fashion plc engages in the retail of branded sports fashion and outdoor clothing, footwear, accessories, and equipment for kids, women, and men. It operates through Sports Fashion and Outdoor segments. The company also retails leisure goods, sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats, and bicycles, as well as distributes sports apparel and accessories, footwear, and apparel.