J D Wetherspoon’s (JDW) “Hold” Rating Reiterated at Shore Capital

Shore Capital reissued their hold rating on shares of J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) in a research report report published on Friday morning,Digital Look reports.

J D Wetherspoon Price Performance

JDW stock opened at GBX 541 ($6.99) on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 599.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 636.73. J D Wetherspoon has a 12-month low of GBX 526 ($6.79) and a 12-month high of GBX 812.50 ($10.49). The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 283.19. The company has a market cap of £634.65 million, a PE ratio of 13.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.34.

J D Wetherspoon Cuts Dividend

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

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.