Dame Karen Jones Buys 900 Shares of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Stock

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) insider Dame Karen Jones purchased 900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,004 ($37.73) per share, with a total value of £27,036 ($33,960.56).

Whitbread Trading Up 0.2 %

LON WTB opened at GBX 3,007 ($37.77) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,879.38, a P/E/G ratio of -3.09 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3,210.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 3,363.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 144.72, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.74. Whitbread plc has a one year low of GBX 2,983.63 ($37.48) and a one year high of GBX 3,714 ($46.65).

Whitbread Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of GBX 62.90 ($0.79) per share. This is an increase from Whitbread’s previous dividend of $34.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 2.06%. Whitbread’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6,062.50%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Whitbread in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,192.50 ($52.66).

Whitbread Company Profile

Whitbread plc operates hotels and restaurants in the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates hotels with rooms in the United Kingdom; Middle East; and Germany under the Premier Inn, ZIP by Premier Inn, and hub by Premier Inn brands. The company operates restaurants under the Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar+Block Steakhouse, Thyme, and Table Table brands in the United Kingdom.