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

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 459.40 ($5.83).

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on JD shares. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.40) price target on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research note on Friday, August 23rd.

JD Sports Fashion Stock Up 0.7 %

JD stock opened at GBX 116.80 ($1.48) on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 136 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 128.67. The company has a market cap of £6.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,168.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.33 ($0.00) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.25%. JD Sports Fashion’s payout ratio is presently 1,000.00%.

About JD Sports Fashion

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.