J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) Insider Ben Whitley Buys 25 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley acquired 25 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 604 ($7.57) per share, for a total transaction of £151 ($189.29).

Ben Whitley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 21st, Ben Whitley purchased 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 718 ($9.00) per share, for a total transaction of £150.78 ($189.02).

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW stock opened at GBX 616 ($7.72) on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £761.50 million, a PE ratio of 1,588.11, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 12 month low of GBX 590 ($7.40) and a 12 month high of GBX 862.50 ($10.81). The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 681.74 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 727.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 284.38.

J D Wetherspoon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 12 ($0.15) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This is a positive change from J D Wetherspoon’s previous dividend of $8.00. J D Wetherspoon’s payout ratio is 3,076.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research 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.