J. Sainsbury (JSAIY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

J Sainsbury plc is a United Kingdom-based retail company operating under the Sainsbury’s brand. Its core business is the sale of groceries through supermarkets and convenience stores, offering fresh food, packaged food, household goods, beverages, and other everyday essentials through physical stores and online channels.

The company also operates Argos, a general merchandise retailer offering products such as consumer electronics, toys, home furnishings, appliances, and other goods through stores, collection points, and delivery services. Sainsbury’s product and service offerings also include Tu clothing and the Nectar loyalty program, which provides rewards across participating retail partners.

Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Sainsbury, the company is headquartered in London and primarily serves customers in the United Kingdom. Sainsbury’s is led by Chief Executive Officer Simon Roberts, who has held the role since 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.47 to $17.71
• 50-Day Range: $17.49 to $19.37
• 52-Week Range: $15.87 to $19.90
• Volume: 21,355 shs
• Average Volume: 25,127 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.66%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

J. Sainsbury Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

J. Sainsbury scored higher than 37% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

J. Sainsbury has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

J. Sainsbury has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.98%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for J. Sainsbury are expected to grow by 12.98% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

J. Sainsbury has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

J. Sainsbury has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of J. Sainsbury has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

J. Sainsbury has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.31, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in J. Sainsbury has recently increased by 86.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

J. Sainsbury is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

J. Sainsbury does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, J. Sainsbury will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.89% next year. This indicates that J. Sainsbury will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.67

News Sentiment

J. Sainsbury has a news sentiment score of -0.67. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for J. Sainsbury this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

J. Sainsbury has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:JSAIY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: corporate.sainsburys.co.uk
• Phone: 442076956000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 139,087
• Year Founded: 1869

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.35
• P/E Growth: 1.86
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 0.56
• Quick Ratio: 0.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $45.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.21
• Cash Flow: $4.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.20
• Book Value: $14.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 553,660,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $9.68 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.05