The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

JDW.L

Concerning the House

J D Wetherspoon plc owns and operates pubs and hotels in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It also offers foods and drinks. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Watford, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.jdwetherspoon.com

Quotation

$824.50

+11.50 (+1.4%)

52w hi$824.50
52w lo$555.46
Vol193.28K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.21

Short+0.31
Medium+0.12
Long+0.20

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

J D Wetherspoon plc

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Market cap$869.07M
Enterprise value$2.05B
Trailing P/E14.46x
Forward P/E16.54x
EV / EBITDA9.93x
P / S (ttm)0.40x
Profit margin2.5%
Return on equity15.2%
Revenue growth+5.7%
Earnings growth-34.5%
Debt / equity366.04
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.27
Corr SPX0.15
Annual vol29.3%
Annual ret+6.5%
Sharpe0.22
Max DD-34.3%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.33
Sector+0.01
Technical+0.24
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$824.50$839.00$806.00$824.50193.28K
Aug 12$825.00$828.50$788.00$813.00205.16K
Aug 11$788.50$821.50$788.00$806.50171.83K
Aug 10$821.00$821.50$804.00$804.5089.61K
Aug 7$824.00$824.00$793.50$814.00133.28K