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

Key Points

• J D Wetherspoon shares dropped below their 200‑day moving average (GBX 677.64), trading as low as GBX 566.56 and last at GBX 586.50, indicating technical weakness.
• Analysts are cautious — Deutsche Bank cut its target to GBX 460 and issued a "sell," while MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of Reduce with a target price of GBX 580.
• The company has stretched finances, with a very high debt‑to‑equity ratio (358.49) and weak liquidity (quick ratio 0.19, current ratio 0.30), which raises risk if trading conditions persist.

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 677.64 and traded as low as GBX 566.56. J D Wetherspoon shares last traded at GBX 586.50, with a volume of 195,482 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on JDW. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon from GBX 490 to GBX 460 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, J D Wetherspoon currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of GBX 580.

J D Wetherspoon Stock Performance

The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 667.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 677.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.30. The company has a market capitalization of £664.35 million, a PE ratio of 11.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.01.

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 15.50 EPS for the quarter. J D Wetherspoon had a net margin of 2.52% and a return on equity of 15.81%. As a group, research analysts expect that J D Wetherspoon plc will post 52.8508772 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at J D Wetherspoon

In other news, insider Ben Whitley sold 6,931 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 679, for a total value of £47,061.49. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 144 shares of company stock valued at $105,551. Corporate insiders own 29.89% of the company's stock.

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.

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