J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 628.03 ($8.43) and traded as high as GBX 733 ($9.84). J D Wetherspoon shares last traded at GBX 731.50 ($9.82), with a volume of 115,858 shares changing hands.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th.
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J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance
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 business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 690.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 628.03. The company has a market cap of £858.12 million, a P/E ratio of 18.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.
J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a GBX 4 ($0.05) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. J D Wetherspoon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.53%.
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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