J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) Insider Acquires £151 in Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley bought 25 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 604 ($7.61) per share, for a total transaction of £151 ($190.15).

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

• On Monday, October 21st, Ben Whitley purchased 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 718 ($9.04) per share, with a total value of £150.78 ($189.88).

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

Shares of JDW stock opened at GBX 616 ($7.76) on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 284.38, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 680.22 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 726.90. J D Wetherspoon plc has a one year low of GBX 590 ($7.43) and a one year high of GBX 862.50 ($10.86). The company has a market cap of £761.50 million, a P/E ratio of 1,579.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.

J D Wetherspoon Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be paid a GBX 12 ($0.15) dividend. This is a positive change from J D Wetherspoon’s previous dividend of $8.00. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a yield of 1.64%. J D Wetherspoon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3,076.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, October 4th.

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.