LON:SBRYJ Sainsbury Share Price, Forecast & News

J Sainsbury's stock was trading at GBX 191.50 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SBRY shares have increased by 3.4% and is now trading at GBX 198.10. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for J Sainsbury in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for J Sainsbury.

J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) released its earnings results on Monday, April, 30th. The grocer reported $20.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $19.20 by $1.20. View J Sainsbury's earnings history.

J Sainsbury announced a dividend on Thursday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.30 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View J Sainsbury's dividend history.

15 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for J Sainsbury's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 175 to GBX 280. On average, they expect J Sainsbury's share price to reach GBX 234.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for J Sainsbury.

Media coverage about SBRY stock has trended extremely negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. J Sainsbury earned a news sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the grocer a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about J Sainsbury.

Some companies that are related to J Sainsbury include George Weston (WN), Ocado Group (OCDO), Metro (MRU), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.A), George Weston (WNGRF), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Empire (EMP.A), WM Morrison Supermarkets (MRW), Grocery Outlet (GO), Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Greggs (GRG), North West (NWC), Weis Markets (WMK) and Ingles Markets (IMKTA). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other J Sainsbury investors own include Sports Direct International (SPD), Tesco (TSCO), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Land Securities Group (LAND), Centrica (CNA), Vodafone Group (VOD), Imperial Brands (IMB), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and BP (BP).

J Sainsbury trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "SBRY."

Shares of SBRY 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.

One share of SBRY stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 198.10.

J Sainsbury has a market capitalization of £4.40 billion and generates £28.99 billion in revenue each year. J Sainsbury employs 121,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for J Sainsbury is www.j-sainsbury.co.uk.

J Sainsbury's mailing address is 33 Holborn, LONDON, EC1N 2HT, United Kingdom. The grocer can be reached via phone at +44-20-76956000.