J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average of $688.58

Shares of J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 688.58 ($8.46) and traded as high as GBX 742 ($9.11). J D Wetherspoon shares last traded at GBX 740 ($9.09), with a volume of 353,676 shares changing hands.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 294.20. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 670.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 689. The firm has a market cap of £907.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,532.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.28.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Timothy (Tim) Martin bought 968,544 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 700 ($8.60) per share, for a total transaction of £6,779,808 ($8,325,933.93). In other J D Wetherspoon news, insider Timothy (Tim) Martin bought 968,544 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 700 ($8.60) per share, for a total transaction of £6,779,808 ($8,325,933.93). Also, insider Harry Morley purchased 6,389 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 6 ($0.07) per share, for a total transaction of £383.34 ($470.76). In the last three months, insiders have bought 974,956 shares of company stock valued at $678,034,199. 28.77% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.