JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Insider Regis Schultz Buys 109,933 Shares of Stock

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) insider Regis Schultz purchased 109,933 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 90 ($1.10) per share, with a total value of £98,939.70 ($121,101.22).

JD Sports Fashion Price Performance

LON JD opened at GBX 90.18 ($1.10) on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 103.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 121.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of £4.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 901.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were issued a dividend of GBX 0.33 ($0.00) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.25%. JD Sports Fashion’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1,000.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on JD shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.35) target price on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of JD Sports Fashion to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.29) target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 446 ($5.46).

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.