JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 459.40 ($5.83).

JD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 110 ($1.40) price target on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday, August 23rd.

JD Sports Fashion Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of LON:JD opened at GBX 116.80 ($1.48) on Wednesday. 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 stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 136 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 128.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.23, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 1.42.

JD Sports Fashion Cuts Dividend

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