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J Sainsbury (SBRY) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 304.20 -2.60 (-0.85%)
As of 08/22/2025 12:05 PM Eastern

About J Sainsbury Stock (LON:SBRY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
304.20
306.80
50-Day Range
280.37
306.80
52-Week Range
223.40
308.80
Volume
2.69 million shs
Average Volume
15.80 million shs
Market Capitalization
£7.02 billion
P/E Ratio
51.31
Dividend Yield
4.27%
Price Target
GBX 305
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

J Sainsbury Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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21st Percentile Overall Score

SBRY MarketRank™: 

J Sainsbury scored higher than 21% 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 51.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of J Sainsbury is 51.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.50.

  • 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 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 4.96%, 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 219.26%. 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 Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for J Sainsbury this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, J Sainsbury insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,642,940 in 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 increased by 11.2% and is now trading at GBX 304.20.

J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 17th. The grocer reported $23.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. J Sainsbury had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.94% and a net margin of 0.42%.
Read the conference call transcript
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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
4/17/2025
Today
8/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Grocery Stores
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:SBRY
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
152,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 305
Low Price Target
GBX 305
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 5.93
Trailing P/E Ratio
51.31
Forward P/E Ratio
11.83
P/E Growth
0.42
Net Income
£136.70 million
Net Margins
0.42%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
1.94%
Return on Assets
3.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
95.36
Current Ratio
0.66
Quick Ratio
0.53

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£32.63 billion
Price / Sales
0.22
Cash Flow
GBX 54.58 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.57
Book Value
GBX 297 per share
Price / Book
1.02

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,307,302,044
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£7.02 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.67
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This page (LON:SBRY) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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