J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Acquires 18 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson acquired 18 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 818 per share, with a total value of £147.24.

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

• On Friday, August 14th, John Hutson bought 18 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 829 per share, for a total transaction of £149.22.
• On Thursday, July 16th, John Hutson purchased 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.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Down 0.6%

J D Wetherspoon stock traded down GBX 5 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 809. The company had a trading volume of 1,068,416 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,517,777. The stock has a market cap of £852.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.24, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1 year low of GBX 530.50 and a 1 year high of GBX 865. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 798.01 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 692.92.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One equities 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 666.67.

About J D Wetherspoon

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.