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J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Posts Earnings Results

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Key Points

  • J D Wetherspoon reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of GBX 50.80 with a net margin of 2.40% and a return on equity of 12.66%.
  • The company has a market capitalization of £668.27 million and a P/E ratio of 1,243.14, indicating high valuation metrics.
  • Analysts have mixed views, with one restating a "hold" rating and another lowering the price target to GBX 490, resulting in an average rating of "Reduce" for the stock.
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J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The company reported GBX 50.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. J D Wetherspoon had a net margin of 2.40% and a return on equity of 12.66%.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

LON:JDW opened at GBX 634 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of £668.27 million, a P/E ratio of 1,243.14, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 709.90 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 695.68. J D Wetherspoon has a fifty-two week low of GBX 526 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 814.50.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 450 to GBX 490 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of GBX 490.

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About J D Wetherspoon

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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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