J Sainsbury

335.60GBp+0.96%

SBRY.LConsumer Defensive · Grocery Stores · UK

Runs Sainsbury's supermarkets and ArgosJ Sainsbury plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food, general merchandise and clothing retailing, and financial services activities in the United Kingdom.

Price · Past year

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ChecksWhere it stands

9 Oct

Trend: Trending up1.9% above its 200-day average since 8 Oct, 1 day
Value: #9 of 29Cheap for a reason · Consumer Defensive
Analysts: Buy · +7.6%to the mean target · 14 analysts
Earnings: 22 Octin 12 days

Checks

Pass: Price trending up The figures
Fail: Sales growing slower than its peers The figures
Fail: Less profitable than similar companies The figures
Pass: Analysts expect price to rise The figures
Pass: Better value for money than similar companies The figures
Not known: No estimate on file for the last quarter

What to watch

Risk: Earnings in 12 days: results can swing the stock price sharply.
Risk: J Sainsbury plc is cheaper than its sector peers but growing slower than them, or shrinking. Often cheap because the business is deteriorating.

Compare with WMT, COST

StratDeck's view

Screener: SBRY.L in The Terminal

TrendNot listed
ValueNot listed

Room to runAbout room to run: 11.8%
SectorAbout the sector: Mixed
Analysts' viewAbout the analysts' view: Buy

Fundamentals

Market cap9.68B

P/E18.6×

Forward P/E12.6×

Price / book1.21

Dividend yield4.12%

Revenue YoY+2.60%

EPS YoY+29.90%

Return on equity6.4%

Beta0.71

52-week range293.70–380.3048/100

Relative volume2.4

10d avg volume10.6M

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What's happening?

SBRY.L is keeping pace with Consumer Defensive this month The figures

1D: +0.96%
7D: +3.80%
1M: -0.89%
3M: -1.73%
6M: -4.47%
YTD: +3.29%

What is the market expecting?

Cheaper than similar companies, and analysts expect the price to rise The figures

Forward P/E12.6×Consumer Defensive median 14.5×

Value#9 of 29Cheap for a reason in Consumer Defensive

Mean target361.14+7.61%range 300.00–400.00

Value score vs Consumer Defensive peers

69

Fwd P/E12.666
P/B1.289
Yield4.1%71
P/E18.646
Rev growth+2.6%38

Is the business delivering?

Sales are growing slower than at similar companies, and profit per share is up The figures

Revenue YoY+2.60%Consumer Defensive median +4.9%

EPS YoY+29.90%latest quarter

Beat / miss—no estimates on file yet

Net margin1.2%Consumer Defensive median 8.8%

Return on equity6.4%Consumer Defensive median 19.4%

No reported quarters on file for this stock.

How does it compare?

Nearest in Consumer Defensive on value

SBRY.L is better value than most Consumer Defensive stocks The figures

#7MOAltria Group, Inc.Cheap for a reason77
#8ABF.LAssociated British Foods plcCheap for a reason74
#9SBRY.LJ Sainsbury plcCheap for a reason69
#10RKT.LReckitt Benckiser Group plcCheap for a reason62

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What happens next?

Reports next on 22 Oct, in 12 days

Fundamentals

Market cap9.68B

P/E18.6×

Forward P/E12.6×

Price / book1.21

Dividend yield4.12%

Revenue YoY+2.60%

EPS YoY+29.90%

Return on equity6.4%

Beta0.71

52-week range293.70–380.3048/100

Relative volume2.4

10d avg volume10.6M

StratDeck's view

Screener: SBRY.L in The Terminal

TrendNot listed
ValueNot listed

Room to runAbout room to run: 11.8%
SectorAbout the sector: Mixed
Analysts' viewAbout the analysts' view: Buy

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