J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 653.20 ($8.82) and traded as high as GBX 786.50 ($10.62). J D Wetherspoon shares last traded at GBX 784 ($10.59), with a volume of 77,550 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on JDW shares. Shore Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 450 ($6.08) to GBX 490 ($6.62) and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. The stock has a market capitalization of £919.12 million, a P/E ratio of 19.94, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 752.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 657.68.

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.