J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 272.53 ($3.41) and traded as low as GBX 269.40 ($3.37). J Sainsbury shares last traded at GBX 271.61 ($3.40), with a volume of 3,403,515 shares trading hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of J Sainsbury in a research report on Friday, November 22nd.
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J Sainsbury Stock Up 0.5 %
The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 265.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 272.50. The company has a market capitalization of £6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,560.00, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 95.36, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.66.
J Sainsbury Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of GBX 3.90 ($0.05) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a yield of 1.46%. J Sainsbury's payout ratio is currently 21,666.67%.
About J Sainsbury
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J Sainsbury plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food, general merchandise and clothing retailing, and financial services activities in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It operates through three segments: Retail Food, Retail General Merchandise and Clothing, and Financial Services.
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