JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Shares of JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 459.40 ($5.81).

JD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday, October 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.39) price objective on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Friday, August 23rd.

JD Sports Fashion Stock Performance

JD traded up GBX 0.80 ($0.01) during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 116.80 ($1.48). 6,584,574 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 393,791. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,168.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 135.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 128.58.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a GBX 0.33 ($0.00) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. JD Sports Fashion's dividend payout ratio is presently 1,000.00%.

About JD Sports Fashion

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.