J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Saturday . The stock traded as low as GBX 526 ($6.81) and last traded at GBX 541 ($7.00), with a volume of 3169323 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 597 ($7.73).
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, March 21st.
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J D Wetherspoon Stock Down 1.7 %
The company has a market cap of £657.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.26, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 598.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 634.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19.
J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 4 ($0.05) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a yield of 0.67%. J D Wetherspoon's payout ratio is currently 30.53%.
About J D Wetherspoon
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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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