J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 614.40 ($8.28) and traded as high as GBX 732 ($9.86). J D Wetherspoon shares last traded at GBX 717.45 ($9.67), with a volume of 1,029,882 shares trading hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
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 stock has a market cap of £858.71 million, a PE ratio of 18.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 638.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 616.74.
J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a GBX 4 ($0.05) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. J D Wetherspoon's payout ratio is 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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