Shares of J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 302.20 ($4.07) and last traded at GBX 300.90 ($4.06), with a volume of 4324039 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 297.60 ($4.01).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have commented on SBRY. Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of J Sainsbury in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of J Sainsbury from GBX 300 ($4.04) to GBX 305 ($4.11) and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 4th.
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J Sainsbury Price Performance
The firm has a market cap of £6.95 billion, a PE ratio of 50.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 284 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 264.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 95.36, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.53.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Bl á thnaid Bergin sold 41,221 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 260 ($3.50), for a total value of £107,174.60 ($144,479.10). Also, insider Simon Roberts sold 578,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 284 ($3.83), for a total transaction of £1,642,940 ($2,214,801.83). In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,088,148 shares of company stock valued at $304,765,739. 5.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About J Sainsbury
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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.
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