J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Ben Whitley acquired 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 606 ($7.62) per share, with a total value of £151.50 ($190.47).
Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, November 21st, Ben Whitley acquired 25 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 604 ($7.59) per share, for a total transaction of £151 ($189.84).
- On Monday, October 21st, Ben Whitley bought 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 718 ($9.03) per share, for a total transaction of £150.78 ($189.56).
J D Wetherspoon Price Performance
LON JDW traded up GBX 1.50 ($0.02) on Wednesday, reaching GBX 601.50 ($7.56). 609,178 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 370,491. The stock has a market cap of £743.57 million, a PE ratio of 1,542.31, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 284.38, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.19. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 590 ($7.42) and a 12 month high of GBX 862.50 ($10.84). The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 647.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 708.33.
J D Wetherspoon Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 24th were given a dividend of GBX 12 ($0.15) per share. This represents a yield of 1.64%. This is a positive change from J D Wetherspoon's previous dividend of $8.00. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. J D Wetherspoon's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3,076.92%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, October 4th.
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J D Wetherspoon Company Profile
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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.
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