J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 619.20 ($8.39) and traded as high as GBX 742.52 ($10.06). J D Wetherspoon shares last traded at GBX 734.50 ($9.95), with a volume of 194,739 shares trading hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th.
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J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance
The company has a market capitalization of £858.71 million, a P/E ratio of 18.63, a P/E/G 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 stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 652.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 620.02.
J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders 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 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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