JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Insider Andy Long Acquires 31,064 Shares of Stock

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) insider Andy Long acquired 31,064 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 96 ($1.20) per share, with a total value of £29,821.44 ($37,384.28).

JD Sports Fashion Stock Down 2.1 %

JD stock opened at GBX 93.46 ($1.17) on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 134.99 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 128.48. The firm has a market capitalization of £4.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 954.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

The business 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 is Thursday, November 7th. JD Sports Fashion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,000.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “sell” rating and set a GBX 110 ($1.38) price target on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of JD Sports Fashion to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.32) target price for the company. in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, JD Sports Fashion currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 446 ($5.59).

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.