Insider Buying: J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Purchases 25 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley bought 25 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 597 per share, for a total transaction of £149.25.

Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, April 14th, Ben Whitley acquired 24 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 635 per share, for a total transaction of £152.40.
• On Thursday, March 12th, Ben Whitley acquired 22 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 671 per share, with a total value of £147.62.
• On Thursday, February 19th, Ben Whitley purchased 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 764 per share, with a total value of £152.80.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

Shares of J D Wetherspoon stock traded up GBX 8.78 during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 605.78. 104,002 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,412,923. The stock has a market cap of £638.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.67, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. 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 52 week low of GBX 530.50 and a 52 week high of GBX 814.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 617.45 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 670.86.

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) last posted its earnings results on Friday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 15.50 earnings per share for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a net margin of 2.52% and a return on equity of 15.81%. Research analysts expect that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.8508772 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on JDW shares. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 460 target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 840 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price 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.