J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW - Get Free Report) insider Nigel Connor acquired 24 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 631 ($8.40) per share, with a total value of £151.44 ($201.65).
J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 0.2 %
Shares of LON JDW opened at GBX 631 ($8.40) on Friday. The company has a market cap of £740.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.06, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 526 ($7.00) and a 12 month high of GBX 812.50 ($10.82). The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 585.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 613.06.
J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 4 ($0.05) per share. This represents a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. J D Wetherspoon's dividend payout ratio is 30.53%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, March 21st.
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About J D Wetherspoon
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J D Wetherspoon owns and operates pubs and hotels throughout the UK and Ireland. The company aims to provide customers with good-quality food and drinks, served by well-trained and friendly staff, at reasonable prices.
The pubs are individually designed, and the company aims to maintain them in excellent condition.
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