How to buy J D Wetherspoon (JDW) shares

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J D Wetherspoon plc
LSE: JDW - GBX
RESTAURANTS
p1,137.00
-p28.00 (-2.40%)
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J D Wetherspoon plc (JDW) is a leading restaurants business based in the UK. It opened the day at 1175p after a previous close of 1163p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 1162p to a high of 1179p. The latest price was 1168p (25 minute delay). J D Wetherspoon is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 37,800 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.

How to buy shares in J D Wetherspoon

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  3. Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  4. Search the platform for stock code: JDW in this case.
  5. Research J D Wetherspoon shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your J D Wetherspoon shares. It's that simple.
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What's in this guide?

  1. Can I buy shares in J D Wetherspoon?
  2. Has coronavirus impacted J D Wetherspoon shares?
  3. J D Wetherspoon shares summary
  4. Compare share dealing platforms
  5. Is J D Wetherspoon stock a buy or sell?
  6. Performance over time
  7. Financials
  8. How volatile are J D Wetherspoon shares?
  9. Does J D Wetherspoon pay a dividend?
  10. Have J D Wetherspoon shares ever split?
  11. Other common questions

How has coronavirus impacted J D Wetherspoon's share price?

Since the stock market crash that started in February 2020, J D Wetherspoon's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was 1351p, which is 10.23% down on its pre-crash value of 1505p and 174.59% up on the lowest point reached during the March 2020 crash when the shares fell as low as 492p.

If you had bought £1,000 worth of J D Wetherspoon shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth £445.35 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth £868.83.

J D Wetherspoon share price (LSE:JDW)

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J D Wetherspoon shares at a glance

Information last updated 2021-07-09.
Open1175p
High1179p
Low1162p
Close1168p
Previous close1163p
Change5p
Change %0.4299%
Volume276,561
Information last updated 2021-07-30.
52-week range751.5p - 1452.975p
50-day moving average1177.8572p
200-day moving average1272.007p
Wall St. target price1227.31p
Dividend yield8p (0.69%)
Earnings per share (TTM)58p
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Is it a good time to buy J D Wetherspoon stock?

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J D Wetherspoon price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of 1168p

1 month (2021-06-30) -0.85%
3 months (2021-04-30) -12.57%

Is J D Wetherspoon under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.

EBITDA

J D Wetherspoon's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £92.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a J D Wetherspoon's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

Financials

Revenue TTM £760.1 million
Gross profit TTM £145.5 million
Return on assets TTM -2.29%
Return on equity TTM -53.67%
Profit margin -24.01%
Book value 3.049p
Market capitalisation £1.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

J D Wetherspoon share dividends

0.7%

Dividend yield: 0.69% of stock value

1.4%

Forward annual dividend yield: 1.38% of stock value

J D Wetherspoon has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 0.69% of its share value annually.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 23 October 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").

J D Wetherspoon's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.

Have J D Wetherspoon's shares ever split?

J D Wetherspoon's shares were split on a 5:1 basis on 16 November 1997. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your J D Wetherspoon shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 80% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for J D Wetherspoon shares which in turn could have impacted J D Wetherspoon's share price.

Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, J D Wetherspoon's shares have ranged in value from as little as 751.5p up to 1452.975p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

JDW.LSE volatility(beta: 1.54)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while J D Wetherspoon's is 1.5423. This would suggest that J D Wetherspoon's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put J D Wetherspoon's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

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