J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) Insider Debbie Whittingham Acquires 21 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Debbie Whittingham acquired 21 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 732 ($9.04) per share, for a total transaction of £153.72 ($189.87).

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

Shares of J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 737 ($9.10) on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 764.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 751.57. The company has a market capitalization of £911.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,303.13, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.30. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 52 week low of GBX 587 ($7.25) and a 52 week high of GBX 862.50 ($10.65). The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 317.46.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on JDW. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 900 ($11.12) to GBX 925 ($11.43) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, March 22nd.

About J D Wetherspoon

J D Wetherspoon plc owns and operates pubs and hotels in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Watford, the United Kingdom.