JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 446 ($5.51).

JD has been the topic of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a GBX 110 ($1.36) price target on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of JD Sports Fashion to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 105 ($1.30) price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, November 22nd.

Insider Activity at JD Sports Fashion

In other news, insider Andy Long purchased 31,064 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 96 ($1.19) per share, with a total value of £29,821.44 ($36,862.10). 51.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

JD Sports Fashion Price Performance

JD stock opened at GBX 101.50 ($1.25) on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 105.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 122.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market cap of £5.26 billion, a PE ratio of 1,015.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were given a dividend of GBX 0.33 ($0.00) per share. This represents a yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. JD Sports Fashion’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1,000.00%.

JD Sports Fashion Company Profile

JD Sports Fashion plc engages in the retail of branded sports fashion and outdoor clothing, footwear, accessories, and equipment for kids, women, and men. It operates through Sports Fashion and Outdoor segments. The company also retails leisure goods, sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats, and bicycles, as well as distributes sports apparel and accessories, footwear, and apparel.