LON:JDW J D Wetherspoon (JDW) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 576.50 +2.50 (+0.44%) As of 11:26 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades About J D Wetherspoon Stock (LON:JDW) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get J D Wetherspoon alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 565.50▼ 57750-Day Range 574▼ 62552-Week Range 565.50▼ 833Volume247,368 shsAverage Volume717,265 shsMarket Capitalization£676.29 millionP/E Ratio14.67Dividend Yield2.08%Price TargetGBX 548.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewJ 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.Read More… J D Wetherspoon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks31st Percentile Overall ScoreJDW MarketRank™: J D Wetherspoon scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingJ D Wetherspoon has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageJ D Wetherspoon has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about J D Wetherspoon's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 14.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.65.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 14.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 21.30.Price to Earnings Growth RatioJ 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 RatioJ D Wetherspoon has a P/B Ratio of 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for JDW. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldJ D Wetherspoon has a dividend yield of 0.02%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthJ D Wetherspoon does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of J D Wetherspoon is 30.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about J D Wetherspoon's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for JDW. News and Social Media1.0 / 5News Sentiment-0.25 News SentimentJ D Wetherspoon has a news sentiment score of -0.25. 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for J D Wetherspoon this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership5.0 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, J D Wetherspoon insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £151.50 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders31.29% 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 Institutions70.03% 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.Read more about J D Wetherspoon's insider trading history. Receive JDW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for J D Wetherspoon and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address JDW Stock News HeadlinesPub not liable for £71k injury payout, court toldMarch 4 at 3:02 PM | msn.comJefferies Sticks to Their Buy Rating for J D Wetherspoon (JDW)February 25, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.March 7, 2025 | Crypto Swap Profits (Ad)J D Wetherspoon Directors Acquire Shares Under Partnership PlanFebruary 24, 2025 | tipranks.comJ D Wetherspoon Updates on Major Shareholder PositionFebruary 14, 2025 | tipranks.comJ D Wetherspoon Updates Share Capital and Voting RightsJanuary 29, 2025 | tipranks.comJ.D. Wetherspoon Reports Higher Sales But Warns of Labor CostsJanuary 22, 2025 | marketwatch.comWetherspoon Reports Sales Growth Amid Rising Costs and Unfair TaxationJanuary 22, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines JDW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have JDW shares performed this year? J D Wetherspoon's stock was trading at GBX 600 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, JDW shares have decreased by 4.5% and is now trading at GBX 573. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. 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 ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Restaurants Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:JDW CIKN/A Webwww.jdwetherspoon.co.uk Phone+44-1923-477777FaxN/AEmployees41,754Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 548.50 High Stock Price TargetGBX 925 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 172 Potential Upside/Downside-4.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 39.30 Trailing P/E Ratio14.61 Forward P/E Ratio10.86 P/E Growth3.39Net Income£46.29 million Net Margins2.40% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity12.66% Return on Assets4.59% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio283.19 Current Ratio0.35 Quick Ratio0.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.93 billion Price / Sales0.35 Cash FlowGBX 44.63 per share Price / Cash Flow12.86 Book ValueGBX 324.88 per share Price / Book1.77Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares117,309,880Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£673.36 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.34 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for March 2025. 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