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J Sainsbury (SBRY) Competitors

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GBX 336.78 -1.22 (-0.36%)
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SBRY vs. TSCO, MRW, OCDO, DFIB, CBOX, MCLS, CRAW, IMB, ABF, and CCH

Should you be buying J Sainsbury stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J Sainsbury include Tesco (TSCO), Wm Morrison Supermarkets (MRW), Ocado Group (OCDO), DFI Retail Group (DFIB), Cake Box (CBOX), McColl's Retail Group (MCLS), Crawshaw Group (CRAW), Imperial Brands (IMB), Associated British Foods (ABF), and Coca-Cola HBC (CCH).

J Sainsbury vs. Its Competitors

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

J Sainsbury currently has a consensus target price of GBX 305, suggesting a potential downside of 9.44%. Tesco has a consensus target price of GBX 468.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.65%. Given Tesco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tesco is more favorable than J Sainsbury.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J Sainsbury
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Tesco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

J Sainsbury has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Tesco has a net margin of 1.92% compared to J Sainsbury's net margin of 0.42%. Tesco's return on equity of 11.33% beat J Sainsbury's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J Sainsbury0.42% 1.94% 3.55%
Tesco 1.92%11.33%3.93%

Tesco has higher revenue and earnings than J Sainsbury. Tesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J Sainsbury, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J Sainsbury£32.81B0.23£136.70M£10.2033.02
Tesco£71.18B0.40£1.27B£22.7019.53

In the previous week, J Sainsbury had 1 more articles in the media than Tesco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for J Sainsbury and 2 mentions for Tesco. J Sainsbury's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Tesco's score of 0.30 indicating that J Sainsbury is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
J Sainsbury
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tesco
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

41.6% of J Sainsbury shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Tesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of J Sainsbury shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tesco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

J Sainsbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. J Sainsbury pays out 1.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tesco pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Tesco beats J Sainsbury on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SBRY vs. The Competition

MetricJ SainsburyGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£7.59B£20.18B£7.49B£2.57B
Dividend Yield4.02%2.94%3.24%5.38%
P/E Ratio33.0218.21876.69500.32
Price / Sales0.2343.351,011,604.3798,879.59
Price / Cash5.57148.13144.7427.90
Price / Book1.132.019.008.15
Net Income£136.70M£886.39M£1.01B£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.65%0.66%0.54%-0.58%
1 Month Performance3.94%0.08%-1.84%0.81%
1 Year Performance20.45%-4.54%177.35%130.24%

J Sainsbury Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBRY
J Sainsbury
2.0985 of 5 stars
GBX 336.78
-0.4%
GBX 305
-9.4%
+20.9%£7.59B£32.81B33.02152,000
TSCO
Tesco
2.4626 of 5 stars
GBX 450.20
+1.0%
GBX 468.33
+4.0%
+22.2%£29.14B£71.18B1,983.2649,000High Trading Volume
MRW
Wm Morrison Supermarkets
N/AN/AN/AN/A£6.93B£17.92B-238.67118,000
OCDO
Ocado Group
3.7041 of 5 stars
GBX 239.11
+1.0%
GBX 437
+82.8%
-33.9%£1.98B£1.29B508.7418,869Positive News
DFIB
DFI Retail Group
N/AGBX 9.17
flat
N/AN/A£124.13M£8.85B-32.71213,000
CBOX
Cake Box
1.6541 of 5 stars
GBX 207.40
0.0%
GBX 220
+6.1%
+12.1%£91.26M£42.78M1,951.08173
MCLS
McColl's Retail Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£701K£1.23B-3.576,403
CRAW
Crawshaw Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/A
IMB
Imperial Brands
3.5487 of 5 stars
GBX 3,125
+0.3%
GBX 3,600
+15.2%
+30.2%£25.21B£31.95B1,043.0625,200
ABF
Associated British Foods
1.2489 of 5 stars
GBX 2,179
+1.5%
GBX 2,150
-1.3%
-4.6%£15.50B£19.85B1,228.99133,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
CCH
Coca-Cola HBC
3.9539 of 5 stars
GBX 3,406
+0.7%
GBX 4,104.50
+20.5%
N/A£12.38B£11.20B1,356.9732,700News Coverage
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This page (LON:SBRY) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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