J Sainsbury plc (OTCMKTS:JSAIY) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Analysts

Shares of J Sainsbury plc (OTCMKTS:JSAIY - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Buy" from the five research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on JSAIY shares. BNP Paribas downgraded J Sainsbury from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Kepler Capital Markets lowered J Sainsbury from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded J Sainsbury from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st.

J Sainsbury Trading Up 1.6 %

JSAIY stock traded up $0.23 during trading on Friday, hitting $14.33. The company had a trading volume of 37,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 46,953. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.74. The business has a 50 day moving average of $12.92 and a 200 day moving average of $13.30. J Sainsbury has a fifty-two week low of $11.68 and a fifty-two week high of $16.43.

J Sainsbury Company Profile

J Sainsbury plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food, general merchandise and clothing retailing, and financial services activities in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It operates through three segments: Retail Food, Retail General Merchandise and Clothing, and Financial Services.