J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) Insider John Hutson Purchases 26 Shares

J D Wetherspoon plc (LON:JDW) insider John Hutson purchased 26 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 560 ($7.24) per share, for a total transaction of £145.60 ($188.14).

J D Wetherspoon Stock Up 1.7 %

J D Wetherspoon stock traded up GBX 9.50 ($0.12) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 561.50 ($7.26). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 704,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,040,978. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of £658.69 million, a P/E ratio of 14.29, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 598.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 635.46. J D Wetherspoon plc has a 52-week low of GBX 526 ($6.80) and a 52-week high of GBX 812.50 ($10.50).

J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.