J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported GBX 50.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. J D Wetherspoon had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 2.40%.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW opened at GBX 632.78 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 706.75 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 696.46. The stock has a market cap of £666.99 million, a P/E ratio of 1,240.75, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. J D Wetherspoon has a 52-week low of GBX 526 and a 52-week high of GBX 814.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 450 to GBX 490 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of GBX 490.

J D Wetherspoon Company Profile

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.