J D Wetherspoon (JDW) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 586.30 to 597.50
• 50-Day Range: 555.50 to 696.67
• 52-Week Range: 530.50 to 814.50
• Volume: 333,435 shs
• Average Volume: 4.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £622.77 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.40
• Dividend Yield: 2.02%
• Price Target: GBX 666.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

J D Wetherspoon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

J D Wetherspoon scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

J D Wetherspoon has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

J D Wetherspoon has a consensus price target of GBX 666.67, representing about 12.8% upside from its current price of GBX 590.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

J D Wetherspoon has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 77.46.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

J D Wetherspoon has a PEG Ratio of 3.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

J D Wetherspoon has a P/B Ratio of 1.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JDW.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

J D Wetherspoon pays a meaningful dividend of 2.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

J D Wetherspoon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 28.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

J D Wetherspoon has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for J D Wetherspoon this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of J D Wetherspoon in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, J D Wetherspoon insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £1,502.06 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.89% of the stock of J D Wetherspoon is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.59% of the stock of J D Wetherspoon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/20/2026
• Today: 5/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:JDW
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1923-477777
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 41,754
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for J D Wetherspoon: GBX 666.67
• High Price Target: GBX 840
• Low Price Target: GBX 460
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 56.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.18
• P/E Growth: 3.39
• Net Income: £46.29 million
• Net Margins: 2.52%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.81%
• Return on Assets: 4.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 358.49
• Current Ratio: 0.30
• Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.29
• Cash Flow: GBX 45.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.86
• Book Value: GBX 324.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 105,406,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £622.77 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.11