J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) Insider Ben Whitley Buys 21 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley bought 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 718 ($9.32) per share, with a total value of £150.78 ($195.77).

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of JDW stock opened at GBX 710 ($9.22) on Wednesday. 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). The firm has a market cap 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 729.08 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 742.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 284.38.

J D Wetherspoon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be issued a dividend of GBX 12 ($0.16) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This is a positive change 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 3,076.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a report on Friday, October 4th.

About J D Wetherspoon

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.