Insider Buying: J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Insider Acquires 24 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Nigel Connor, a J D Wetherspoon insider, bought 24 shares on April 14 at GBX 635 (after a 20‑share purchase on Feb 19), but both transactions were very small (around £152 each).
• Analyst sentiment is negative: MarketBeat shows an average rating of "Reduce" with an average price target of GBX 580, and Deutsche Bank recently cut its target to GBX 460 with a sell rating.
• Key fundamentals highlight financial strain—a very high debt‑to‑equity ratio (358.49) and weak liquidity (quick ratio 0.19, current ratio 0.30)—despite a PE of 11.29 and a market cap near £676m.

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Nigel Connor bought 24 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 635 per share, for a total transaction of £152.40.

Nigel Connor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 19th, Nigel Connor bought 20 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 764 per share, for a total transaction of £152.80.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 0.2%

JDW opened at GBX 641.50 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £676.18 million, a PE ratio of 11.29, a P/E/G 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 business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 663.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 675.44.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JDW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on J D Wetherspoon from GBX 490 to GBX 460 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of GBX 580.

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.

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