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J Sainsbury (SBRY) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 260.40 -4.40 (-1.66%)
As of 08:40 AM Eastern

About J Sainsbury Stock (LON:SBRY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
259.60
263.60
50-Day Range
241.80
280
52-Week Range
237.60
301.40
Volume
6.01 million shs
Average Volume
60.69 million shs
Market Capitalization
£6.07 billion
P/E Ratio
4,340.00
Dividend Yield
4.99%
Price Target
GBX 302.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. Our purpose is that driven by our passion for food, together we serve and help every customer. Our focus on great value food and convenient shopping, whether in-store or online is supported by our brands – Argos, Habitat, Tu, Nectar and Sainsbury’s Bank. Sainsbury’s has over 600 supermarkets and over 800 convenience stores. Argos is a leading digital retailer and is the third most visited retail website in the UK. Argos is conveniently available for customers to collect from hundreds of Sainsbury’s stores. Digital and technology enables us to adapt as customers shop differently and our profitable, fast-growing online channels offer customers quick and convenient delivery and collection capability. Our 189,000 colleagues are integral to our success, now and in the future.

J Sainsbury Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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SBRY MarketRank™: 

J Sainsbury scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    J Sainsbury has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    J Sainsbury has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about J Sainsbury's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of J Sainsbury is 4,338.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 101.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of J Sainsbury is 4,338.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 211.65.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    J Sainsbury has a PEG Ratio of 0.42. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    J Sainsbury has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SBRY.
  • Dividend Leadership

    J Sainsbury is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.37%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    J Sainsbury does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of J Sainsbury is 21,666.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about J Sainsbury's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SBRY.
  • News Sentiment

    J Sainsbury has a news sentiment score of -0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.17 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for J Sainsbury this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for SBRY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added J Sainsbury to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, J Sainsbury insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.40% of the stock of J Sainsbury is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    68.08% of the stock of J Sainsbury is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about J Sainsbury's insider trading history.
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SBRY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

J Sainsbury's stock was trading at GBX 273.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SBRY shares have decreased by 4.9% and is now trading at GBX 260.32.
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J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 30th. The grocer reported $20.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $19.20 by $1.20. J Sainsbury had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.94% and a net margin of 0.42%.

Shares of SBRY stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that J Sainsbury investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Tesco (TSCO), Glencore (GLEN), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BP (BP) and Sports Direct International (SPD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2018
Ex-Dividend for 12/20 Dividend
11/14/2024
Dividend Payable
12/20/2024
Today
1/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Grocery Stores
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
152,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 302.50
High Stock Price Target
GBX 305
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 300
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£137 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£32.70 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 47.51 per share
Book Value
GBX 293 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,330,000,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£6.17 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.67
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This page (LON:SBRY) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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