JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD - Get Free Report) insider Andy Long acquired 31,064 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 96 ($1.20) per share, with a total value of £29,821.44 ($37,384.28).
JD Sports Fashion Stock Down 2.1 %
JD traded down GBX 1.98 ($0.02) during trading on Friday, hitting GBX 93.46 ($1.17). The company's stock had a trading volume of 23,482,496 shares, compared to its average volume of 393,791. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 134 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 128.34. The stock has a market cap of £4.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 934.60, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.42.
JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.33 ($0.00) per share. This represents a yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. JD Sports Fashion's payout ratio is 1,000.00%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded JD Sports Fashion to a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.32) price objective for the company. in a report on Friday. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "sell" rating and set a GBX 110 ($1.38) target price on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 446 ($5.59).
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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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