J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Rating Reiterated by Shore Capital

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold" rating restated by investment analysts at Shore Capital in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Digital Look reports.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 925 ($11.62) price target on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on J D Wetherspoon from GBX 900 ($11.31) to GBX 925 ($11.62) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th.

J D Wetherspoon Trading Up 4.3 %

Shares of JDW traded up GBX 31.50 ($0.40) during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 759 ($9.54). The stock had a trading volume of 407,631 shares, compared to its average volume of 272,032. J D Wetherspoon has a 1 year low of GBX 587 ($7.37) and a 1 year high of GBX 862.50 ($10.84). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 317.46, a current ratio of 0.34 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 749.41 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 758.07. The firm has a market cap of £938.28 million, a PE ratio of 2,371.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.29.

J D Wetherspoon Company Profile

J D Wetherspoon plc owns and operates pubs and hotels in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Watford, the United Kingdom.