John Hutson Acquires 26 Shares of J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) Stock

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson acquired 26 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 560 ($7.21) per share, with a total value of £145.60 ($187.46).

J D Wetherspoon Trading Down 1.7 %

J D Wetherspoon stock opened at GBX 560.50 ($7.22) on Thursday. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 1 year low of GBX 526 ($6.77) and a 1 year high of GBX 812.50 ($10.46). The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 597.58 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 633.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.35. The company has a market cap of £657.52 million, a P/E ratio of 14.26, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.

J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a GBX 4 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a yield of 0.67%. J D Wetherspoon’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon in a research report on Friday, March 21st.

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.