Key Points
- Insider sale: Bláthnaid Bergin sold 110,092 J Sainsbury shares on April 28 at an average of GBX 328, generating proceeds of £361,101.76.
- Recent results show quarterly EPS of GBX 22.30, with a net margin of 1.14% and a return on equity of 6.12%.
- The stock has a market cap of £7.31 billion and a P/E of 23.21, and analysts hold a consensus of Moderate Buy with an average target of GBX 323.75 amid mixed recent notes (two Buys, two Holds and a Citigroup downgrade).
J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) insider Bl á thnaid Bergin sold 110,092 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 328, for a total value of £361,101.76.
J Sainsbury Trading Down 0.0%
Shares of J Sainsbury stock opened at GBX 327.20 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.33. The firm has a market cap of £7.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 344.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 333.72. J Sainsbury plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 259.60 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 361.80.
J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The grocer reported GBX 22.30 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 3,364.70 billion during the quarter. J Sainsbury had a return on equity of 6.12% and a net margin of 1.14%. On average, equities analysts forecast that J Sainsbury plc will post 25.7241977 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have recently commented on SBRY shares. Citigroup downgraded J Sainsbury to a "neutral" rating and reduced their target price for the company from GBX 377 to GBX 335 in a report on Tuesday. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of J Sainsbury in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on J Sainsbury from GBX 350 to GBX 345 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 310 target price on shares of J Sainsbury in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 323.75.
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J Sainsbury Company Profile
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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.
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