J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 258.68 ($3.50) and traded as high as GBX 294 ($3.98). J Sainsbury shares last traded at GBX 284 ($3.85), with a volume of 10,483,948 shares traded.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of J Sainsbury in a research report on Thursday, April 17th.
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J Sainsbury Stock Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 95.36. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 260.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 259.14. The stock has a market cap of £6.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.67.
J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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, sell-side analysts forecast that J Sainsbury plc will post 25.7241977 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other J Sainsbury news, insider Bl á thnaid Bergin sold 41,221 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 260 ($3.52), for a total transaction of £107,174.60 ($145,183.69). Also, insider Simon Roberts sold 468,427 shares of J Sainsbury stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 277 ($3.75), for a total value of £1,297,542.79 ($1,757,711.72). Company insiders own 5.40% of the company's stock.
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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