Sendas Distribuidora (ASAIY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sendas Distribuidora S.A., operating under the Assaí Atacadista brand, is a Brazilian cash-and-carry retailer serving both households and business customers. The company sells food and beverages, fresh and perishable products, personal-care items, cleaning supplies and selected general merchandise through a network of wholesale-oriented stores.

Assaí’s format combines elements of a supermarket and a wholesale club, offering products in both individual and larger-volume packages. Its customer base includes families, restaurants, small retailers, food-service operators and other businesses seeking competitively priced goods.

The company traces its origins to the Assaí business, which was founded in Brazil in 1974 and later became part of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, commonly known as GPA. Sendas Distribuidora was separated from GPA and began trading as an independent public company in 2021. Assaí operates across multiple regions of Brazil, with stores concentrated in major urban and metropolitan markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.93 to $10.10
• 50-Day Range: $7.42 to $9.98
• 52-Week Range: $6.20 to $10.35
• Volume: 10,204 shs
• Average Volume: 29,129 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.26
• Dividend Yield: 0.60%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sendas Distribuidora Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sendas Distribuidora scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sendas Distribuidora has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sendas Distribuidora has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -11.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sendas Distribuidora are expected to decrease by -11.72% in the coming year, from $1.28 to $1.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sendas Distribuidora is 14.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sendas Distribuidora is 14.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sendas Distribuidora has a PEG Ratio of 0.15. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sendas Distribuidora has a P/B Ratio of 2.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the float of Sendas Distribuidora has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sendas Distribuidora has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sendas Distribuidora has recently increased by 49.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sendas Distribuidora has a dividend yield of 0.63%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sendas Distribuidora does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sendas Distribuidora is 8.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sendas Distribuidora will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.31% next year. This indicates that Sendas Distribuidora will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sendas Distribuidora insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.41% of the stock of Sendas Distribuidora is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

8.76% of the stock of Sendas Distribuidora is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Retail – Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:ASAIY
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:ASAIY
• CIK: 1834048
• Web: assai.com.br
• Phone: 55 11 3411 5042
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 92,878
• Year Founded: 1974

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.80
• P/E Growth: 0.15
• Net Income: $89.01 million
• Net Margins: 1.27%
• Pretax Margin: 1.39%
• Return on Equity: 12.02%
• Return on Assets: 1.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.83
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: $1.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.66
• Book Value: $3.67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 270,880,000
• Free Float: 269,768,000
• Market Cap: $2.70 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.66