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J Sainsbury (OTCMKTS:JSAIY) Share Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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J Sainsbury plc (OTCMKTS:JSAIY - Get Free Report) passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.81 and traded as high as $14.17. J Sainsbury shares last traded at $14.09, with a volume of 52,755 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on JSAIY shares. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of J Sainsbury from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. BNP Paribas cut shares of J Sainsbury from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Strong Buy".

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on JSAIY

J Sainsbury Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $12.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.34.

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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