JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Receives GBX 446 Average PT from Analysts

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 446 ($5.57).

JD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of JD Sports Fashion to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.31) price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.37) price objective on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday, November 22nd.

JD Sports Fashion Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of JD Sports Fashion stock opened at GBX 97.10 ($1.21) on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 116.86 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 125.70. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 971.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Activity at JD Sports Fashion

In other JD Sports Fashion news, insider Andy Long bought 31,064 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 96 ($1.20) per share, with a total value of £29,821.44 ($37,272.14). 51.91% of the stock is owned by insiders.

JD Sports Fashion Company Profile

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.