JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Insider Regis Schultz Buys 109,933 Shares

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD - Get Free Report) insider Regis Schultz acquired 109,933 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 90 ($1.10) per share, for a total transaction of £98,939.70 ($121,101.22).

JD Sports Fashion Stock Down 6.4 %

Shares of LON JD traded down GBX 6.12 ($0.07) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 90.18 ($1.10). 38,552,154 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 393,791. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.42. The company has a market capitalization of £4.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 901.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The business's fifty day moving average is GBX 103.46 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 121.78.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a GBX 0.33 ($0.00) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. JD Sports Fashion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,000.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.35) price target on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut JD Sports Fashion to a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.29) target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 446 ($5.46).

JD Sports Fashion Company Profile

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.