J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The grocer reported GBX 23.10 ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. J Sainsbury had a return on equity of 1.94% and a net margin of 0.42%.
J Sainsbury Stock Performance
LON SBRY traded up GBX 7.50 ($0.10) during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 264.30 ($3.54). The company's stock had a trading volume of 15,517,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,112,563. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 95.36. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 245.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 260.01. J Sainsbury has a 52 week low of GBX 223.40 ($2.99) and a 52 week high of GBX 301.40 ($4.03). The stock has a market cap of £6.10 billion, a PE ratio of 44.58, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.67.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on SBRY shares. Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of J Sainsbury in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on J Sainsbury from GBX 310 ($4.15) to GBX 305 ($4.08) and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th.
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About J Sainsbury
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J Sainsbury plc is one of the UK's leading food, general merchandise and clothing retailers.
Offering delicious, great quality food at competitive prices has been at the heart of what we do since we opened our first store in 1869. Today, inspiring and delighting our customers with tasty food remains our priority.
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