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: 704 to 717
• 50-Day Range: 661.50 to 804
• 52-Week Range: 526 to 814.50
• Volume: 198,725 shs
• Average Volume: 688,356 shs
• Market Capitalization: £744.69 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,385.29
• Dividend Yield: 0.02%
• Price Target: GBX 490
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

J D Wetherspoon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

J D Wetherspoon scored higher than 17% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

J D Wetherspoon has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

J D Wetherspoon has a consensus price target of GBX 490, representing about 30.7% downside from its current price of GBX 706.94.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

J D Wetherspoon has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 1,386.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 1,386.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 522.39.

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 2.18. 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 2.33%, 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 23.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JDW.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

J D Wetherspoon has a news sentiment score of -0.42. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added J D Wetherspoon to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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 £301.56 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

28.30% 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

41.23% 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.

JDW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JDW shares performed this year?

J D Wetherspoon's stock was trading at GBX 600 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, JDW shares have increased by 17.8% and is now trading at GBX 706.94.

How do I buy shares of J D Wetherspoon?

Shares of JDW stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of J D Wetherspoon own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that J D Wetherspoon investors own include Barclays (BARC), NeXt Innovation (GSVC), Greggs (GRG), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), RH (RH), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L) and easyJet (EZJ).

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 490
• High Price Target: GBX 490
• Low Price Target: GBX 490
• Potential Upside/Downside: -30.7%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,386.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.38
• P/E Growth: 3.39
• Net Income: £46.29 million
• Net Margins: 2.40%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.66%
• Return on Assets: 4.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 283.19
• Current Ratio: 0.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: GBX 54.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.86
• Book Value: GBX 324.88 per share
• Price / Book: 2.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 105,406,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £745.22 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.34