J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 257.78 ($3.50) and traded as high as GBX 290 ($3.93). J Sainsbury shares last traded at GBX 289.20 ($3.92), with a volume of 9,192,872 shares traded.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of J Sainsbury in a report on Thursday, April 17th.
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J Sainsbury Stock Down 0.2%
The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 256.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 258.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 95.36, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of £6.61 billion, a PE ratio of 48.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.67.
J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The grocer reported GBX 23.10 ($0.31) EPS for the quarter. J Sainsbury had a return on equity of 1.94% and a net margin of 0.42%. On average, research analysts predict that J Sainsbury plc will post 25.7241977 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at J Sainsbury
In other J Sainsbury news, insider Simon Roberts sold 468,427 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 277 ($3.76), for a total transaction of £1,297,542.79 ($1,760,573.66). Also, insider Bl á thnaid Bergin sold 41,221 shares of J Sainsbury stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 260 ($3.53), for a total value of £107,174.60 ($145,420.08). Company insiders own 5.40% of the company's stock.
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.
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