LON:SBRY J Sainsbury (SBRY) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 281.41 +4.61 (+1.67%) As of 12:38 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock About J Sainsbury Stock (LON:SBRY) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get J Sainsbury alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 277.80▼ 284.2050-Day Range 259.52▼ 29352-Week Range 223.40▼ 301.40Volume9.61 million shsAverage Volume18.44 million shsMarket Capitalization£6.49 billionP/E Ratio47.46Dividend Yield4.62%Price TargetGBX 305Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview 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. Sainsbury’s has over 600 supermarkets and over 800 convenience stores. Argos is a leading digital retailer and is the third most visited retail website in the UK. Argos is conveniently available for customers to collect from hundreds of Sainsbury’s stores. Digital and technology enables us to adapt as customers shop differently and our profitable, fast-growing online channels offer customers quick and convenient delivery and collection capability. Our 189,000 colleagues are integral to our success, now and in the future. Read More J Sainsbury Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks38th Percentile Overall ScoreSBRY MarketRank™: J Sainsbury scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingJ Sainsbury has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageJ Sainsbury has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about J Sainsbury's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of J Sainsbury is 47.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.45.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of J Sainsbury is 47.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.15.Price to Earnings Growth RatioJ Sainsbury has a PEG Ratio of 0.42. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioJ Sainsbury has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SBRY. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipJ Sainsbury is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.96%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthJ Sainsbury does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of J Sainsbury is 219.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about J Sainsbury's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.2 / 5Environmental Score-4.23 Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SBRY. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.24 News SentimentJ Sainsbury has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for J Sainsbury this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for SBRY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, J Sainsbury insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,404,717.39 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.40% of the stock of J Sainsbury is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions68.08% of the stock of J Sainsbury is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about J Sainsbury's insider trading history. Receive SBRY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for J Sainsbury and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SBRY Stock News HeadlinesJ Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) Earns "House Stock" Rating from Shore CapitalJuly 3 at 2:55 AM | americanbankingnews.comJ Sainsbury (SBRY) Share News Today - Investing.com UKJuly 2 at 8:36 PM | uk.investing.comBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. Only one project is perfectly positioned to fill it…July 3 at 2:00 AM | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Sainsbury’s hails highest market share for nearly a decade as sales surgeJuly 1 at 8:45 AM | msn.comSainsbury’s Backs Guidance After Sales RiseJuly 1 at 3:44 AM | msn.comJ Sainsbury climbs Friday, outperforms marketJune 6, 2025 | marketwatch.comYields near 6%! Here’s the dividend forecast for Sainsbury’s shares to 2028May 10, 2025 | msn.comJ Sainsbury rallies Friday, outperforms marketMay 9, 2025 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines SBRY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SBRY shares performed this year? J Sainsbury's stock was trading at GBX 273.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SBRY stock has increased by 3.0% and is now trading at GBX 281.90. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were J Sainsbury's earnings last quarter? J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 17th. The grocer reported $23.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. J Sainsbury had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.94% and a net margin of 0.42%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of J Sainsbury? Shares of SBRY stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of J Sainsbury own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that J Sainsbury investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Tesco (TSCO), Glencore (GLEN), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BP (BP) and Sports Direct International (SPD). Company Calendar Last Earnings4/17/2025Today7/03/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Defensive Industry Grocery Stores Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:SBRY CIKN/A Webwww.j-sainsbury.co.uk Phone+44-20-76956000FaxN/AEmployees152,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 305 High Stock Price TargetGBX 305 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 305 Potential Upside/Downside+8.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 5.93 Trailing P/E Ratio47.55 Forward P/E Ratio10.96 P/E Growth0.42Net Income£136.70 million Net Margins0.42% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity1.94% Return on Assets3.55% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio95.36 Current Ratio0.66 Quick Ratio0.53 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£32.63 billion Price / Sales0.20 Cash FlowGBX 50.58 per share Price / Cash Flow5.57 Book ValueGBX 297 per share Price / Book0.95Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares2,307,302,044Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£6.50 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.67 Investing Strategies To Help Grow Your Retirement IncomeNeed to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? 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