John Hutson Buys 18 Shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Stock

Key Points

• Insider purchase: John Hutson bought 18 J D Wetherspoon shares at GBX 829 each, spending £149.22. This follows two earlier purchases in June and July.
• Stock performance: JDW opened at GBX 810.20 and was down 0.7%, with a market capitalization of approximately £854 million. Its 52-week trading range is GBX 530.50 to GBX 840.
• Analyst view: Coverage is mixed, with one Buy, two Hold, and one Sell rating. The consensus rating is Hold, with an average price target of GBX 666.67.

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider John Hutson acquired 18 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 829 per share, for a total transaction of £149.22.

John Hutson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, July 16th, John Hutson acquired 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 725 per share, for a total transaction of £152.25.
• On Wednesday, June 17th, John Hutson bought 23 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 7 per share, with a total value of GBX 161.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 0.7%

JDW stock opened at GBX 810.20 on Monday. The company has a market cap of £854.00 million, a P/E ratio of 14.26, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.11. J D Wetherspoon plc has a twelve month low of GBX 530.50 and a twelve month high of GBX 840. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 358.49. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 727.80 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 672.97.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JDW has been the topic of several recent research reports. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 840 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a GBX 460 price objective on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, J D Wetherspoon has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 666.67.

About J D Wetherspoon

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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