Sendas Distribuidora (ASAI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sendas Distribuidora S.A. engages in the retail and wholesale sale of food products, bazaar items, and other products in Brazil. The company serves restaurants, pizzerias, snack bars, schools, small businesses, religious institutions, hospitals, hotels, grocery stores, neighborhood supermarkets, and individuals. It sells its products through brick-and-mortar stores, as well as through telesales. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.46 to $4.76
• 50-Day Range: $4.12 to $6.75
• 52-Week Range: $4.05 to $15.25
• Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Average Volume: 727,995 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.17
• Dividend Yield: 0.85%
• Price Target: $9.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sendas Distribuidora Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sendas Distribuidora scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 290 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sendas Distribuidora has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sendas Distribuidora has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sendas Distribuidora are expected to grow by 30.43% in the coming year, from $0.46 to $0.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sendas Distribuidora is 10.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sendas Distribuidora is 10.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 14.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sendas Distribuidora has a PEG Ratio of 0.44. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sendas Distribuidora has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.67% of the outstanding shares of Sendas Distribuidora have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sendas Distribuidora has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sendas Distribuidora has recently decreased by 26.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Sendas Distribuidora pays a meaningful dividend of 1.74%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sendas Distribuidora does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sendas Distribuidora is 8.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sendas Distribuidora will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.67% next year. This indicates that Sendas Distribuidora will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.67% of the outstanding shares of Sendas Distribuidora have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sendas Distribuidora has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sendas Distribuidora has recently decreased by 26.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Sendas Distribuidora has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sendas Distribuidora this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ASAI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.41% of the stock of Sendas Distribuidora is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 8.76% of the stock of Sendas Distribuidora is held by institutions.

ASAI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ASAI shares performed this year?

Sendas Distribuidora's stock was trading at $4.47 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, ASAI stock has increased by 4.7% and is now trading at $4.68.
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Who are Sendas Distribuidora's major shareholders?

Sendas Distribuidora's top institutional investors include Ballentine Partners LLC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Sendas Distribuidora?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Sendas Distribuidora own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sendas Distribuidora investors own include Carriage Services (CSV), Adecoagro (AGRO), Caterpillar (CAT), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Arcos Dorados (ARCO) and Garmin (GRMN).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 3/7 Dividend: 1/10/2025
• Today: 1/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Grocery stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ASAI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1834048
• Web: ri.assai.com.br
• Phone: 55-11-3411-5042
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 77,370
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $9.80
• High Stock Price Target: $10.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.10
• Potential Upside/Downside: +109.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.17
• P/E Growth: 0.44
• Net Income: $142.21 million
• Net Margins: 0.89%
• Pretax Margin: 1.07%
• Return on Equity: 13.38%
• Return on Assets: 1.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.15
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $72.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.02
• Cash Flow: $1.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.34
• Book Value: $3.43 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 270,443,000
• Free Float: 269,320,000
• Market Cap: $1.27 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.95