J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Ben Whitley bought 21 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 718 ($9.32) per share, for a total transaction of £150.78 ($195.77).
J D Wetherspoon Price Performance
LON JDW traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) on Tuesday, reaching GBX 710 ($9.22). The company had a trading volume of 150,323 shares, compared to its average volume of 298,025. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 284.38. The stock has a market capitalization of £877.70 million, a PE ratio of 1,820.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 729.78 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 742.79. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 587 ($7.62) and a 12 month high of GBX 862.50 ($11.20).
J D Wetherspoon Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 24th will be paid a dividend of GBX 12 ($0.16) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This is a boost from J D Wetherspoon's previous dividend of $8.00. This represents a dividend yield of 1.64%. J D Wetherspoon's payout ratio is currently 3,076.92%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, October 4th.
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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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