JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 81.39 ($1.11) and traded as high as GBX 86.98 ($1.18). JD Sports Fashion shares last traded at GBX 85.40 ($1.16), with a volume of 7,668,238 shares traded.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
JD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 128 ($1.74) price target on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on JD Sports Fashion from GBX 450 ($6.11) to GBX 490 ($6.66) and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, JD Sports Fashion presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 204.50 ($2.78).
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JD Sports Fashion Trading Up 4.6%
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of £4.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 897.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 83.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 81.38.
JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 12.39 ($0.17) EPS for the quarter. JD Sports Fashion had a return on equity of 14.97% and a net margin of 3.17%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that JD Sports Fashion Plc will post 15.037961 EPS for the current year.
JD Sports Fashion announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, April 10th that permits the company to repurchase 0 shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
JD Sports Fashion Company Profile
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JD Sports Fashion plc engages in the retail of branded sports fashion and outdoor clothing, footwear, accessories, and equipment for kids, women, and men. It operates through Sports Fashion and Outdoor segments. The company also retails leisure goods, sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats, and bicycles, as well as distributes sports apparel and accessories, footwear, and apparel.
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