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

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley purchased 21 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 718 ($9.32) per share, for a total transaction of £150.78 ($195.77).

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

Shares of LON JDW opened at GBX 705.50 ($9.16) on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 728.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 742.40. J D Wetherspoon plc has a twelve month low of GBX 587 ($7.62) and a twelve month high of GBX 862.50 ($11.20). The firm has a market capitalization of £872.14 million, a P/E ratio of 1,808.97, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. 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 business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given a GBX 12 ($0.16) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.64%. This is a boost from J D Wetherspoon’s previous dividend of $8.00. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. J D Wetherspoon’s dividend payout ratio is 3,076.92%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

J D Wetherspoon Company Profile

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.