J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider John Hutson purchased 26 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 560 ($7.25) per share, with a total value of £145.60 ($188.45).
J D Wetherspoon Price Performance
Shares of LON:JDW traded up GBX 3 ($0.04) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 563 ($7.29). The company's stock had a trading volume of 226,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,039,405. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.35. The business's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 595.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 631.63. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12-month low of GBX 526 ($6.81) and a 12-month high of GBX 812.50 ($10.52). The company has a market cap of £660.45 million, a P/E ratio of 14.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.
J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a GBX 4 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.67%. J D Wetherspoon's dividend payout ratio is presently 30.53%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research note on Friday, March 21st.
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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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