JD Sports Fashion plc (LON:JD) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

JD Sports Fashion plc (LON:JD – Get Rating) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 530.63 ($6.31).

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 200 ($2.38) price objective on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Monday, May 30th. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 280 ($3.33) price target on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Tuesday, April 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on JD Sports Fashion from GBX 255 ($3.03) to GBX 210 ($2.50) and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on JD Sports Fashion in a report on Tuesday, May 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 875 ($10.41) target price on the stock. Finally, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of JD Sports Fashion in a report on Friday.

LON:JD opened at GBX 123.45 ($1.47) on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.34, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 1.42. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 119.74 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 152.10. JD Sports Fashion has a 52-week low of GBX 98.94 ($1.18) and a 52-week high of GBX 235.70 ($2.80). The firm has a market capitalization of £6.37 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,763.57.

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 7th will be given a GBX 0.35 ($0.00) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.29%.

JD Sports Fashion Company Profile (Get Rating)

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, watches, jewelery, camping goods, boats, and bicycles, as well as distributes sports apparel and accessories, footwear, and apparel.

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