Insider Buying: J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) Insider Acquires 25 Shares of Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider Ben Whitley bought 25 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 604 ($7.61) per share, with a total value of £151 ($190.15).

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

• On Monday, October 21st, Ben Whitley purchased 21 shares of J D Wetherspoon stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 718 ($9.04) per share, for a total transaction of £150.78 ($189.88).

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 0.2 %

J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 616 ($7.76) on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 680.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 726.90. 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 plc has a 1-year low of GBX 590 ($7.43) and a 1-year high of GBX 862.50 ($10.86). The firm has a market capitalization of £761.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,579.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.

J D Wetherspoon Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given a GBX 12 ($0.15) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 24th. This is a boost 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%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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