J Sainsbury plc

SBRY.L·LSE·Consumer Defensive

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353.60+1.20 (+0.34%)today

As of Oct 19, 11:23 AM BST · May be delayed up to 15 min · GBX

Key statistics

Previous close352.40

Open352.30

Day range350.20353.80

52-week range293.70380.30

Off day high−0.06%

Off 52-week high−7.02%

Volume377.51K

Avg. volume (3M)8.63M

Market cap7.70B

EPS (TTM)0.1800

Forward P/E13.28

P/E ratio (TTM)19.64

Dividend yield3.89% (0.1400)

Beta (5Y)0.98

Shares outstanding2.18B

Short interest—

Earnings dateOct 22, 2026

Analyst target361.00

Profit margin1.17%

Against its peers

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	SBRY.L	TSCO.L	ACI	COL.AX	GO	KR
Market cap	7.70B	33.40B	6.35B	32.00B	1.28B	37.58B
P/E (TTM)	19.6	17.9	—	29.4	—	35.4
Forward P/E	13.3	15.6	7.7	22.2	19.1	11.6
Price/book	1.3	2.9	4.4	8.1	1.6	6.5
Dividend yield	3.89%	2.71%	5.19%	3.10%	—	2.45%
1-year change	+4.63%	+20.69%	−33.42%	+3.11%	−18.39%	−7.98%
Today	+0.34%	+0.23%	+0.46%	−0.38%	−1.45%	+1.47%

The closest companies by business and industry (Grocery Stores). Prices may be delayed up to 20 min.

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The businesses closest to J Sainsbury's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Tesco PLCTSCO.L · Grocery Stores	33.40B	536.23	+0.23%
Albertsons Companies, Inc.ACI · Grocery Stores	6.35B	13.09	+0.46%
Coles Group LimitedCOL.AX · Grocery Stores	32.00B	23.81	−0.38%
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.GO · Grocery Stores	1.28B	12.87	−1.45%
The Kroger Co.KR · Grocery Stores Odds	37.58B	63.63	+1.47%
Village Super Market, Inc.VLGEA · Grocery Stores	645.85M	43.62	−1.58%
Weis Markets, Inc.WMK · Grocery Stores	—	75.25	−0.16%
JBS N.V.JBS · Packaged Foods	13.95B	13.03	+2.44%

Other companies in Grocery Stores, closest in size first.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Albertsons Companies, Inc.ACI · Boise, ID	6.35B	13.09	+0.46%
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.SFM · Phoenix, AZ	6.08B	65.20	−2.15%
Empire Company LimitedEMP-A.TO · Stellarton, NS	11.48B	51.32	+1.54%
Metro Inc.MRU.TO · Montreal, QC	20.33B	97.14	+2.16%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.AD.AS · Zaandam, Netherlands	28.22B	32.32	−0.12%
Coles Group LimitedCOL.AX · Hawthorn East, VIC	32.00B	23.81	−0.38%
Tesco PLCTSCO.L · Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom	33.40B	536.23	+0.23%
Ingles Markets, IncorporatedIMKTA · Asheville, NC	1.64B	86.45	−0.38%

Consumer Defensive companies of a similar market value (7.68B).

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.TYG.F · Packaged Foods	7.61B	1.3500	0.00%
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.LW · Packaged Foods	7.38B	53.59	−1.14%
Molson Coors Beverage CompanyTAP · Beverages - Brewers	7.37B	39.52	+1.26%
Smithfield Foods, Inc.SFD · Packaged Foods	7.34B	18.64	+0.87%
Primo Brands CorporationPRMB · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	7.14B	19.72	+3.90%
Celsius Holdings, Inc.CELH · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	7.13B	28.19	+0.11%
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationPPC · Packaged Foods	7.01B	29.43	+1.87%
BBB Foods Inc.TBBB · Discount Stores	6.95B	57.68	+2.94%

Also based in London, United Kingdom, then elsewhere in United Kingdom.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
HSBC Holdings plcHSBC · London, United Kingdom Odds	323.43B	94.57	+0.03%
Shell plcSHEL · London, United Kingdom Odds	303.39B	106.66	+3.00%
Rio Tinto GroupRIO · London, United Kingdom	146.90B	90.32	+0.12%
Unilever PLCUL · London, United Kingdom	142.48B	66.16	+2.34%
BP p.l.c.BP · London, United Kingdom Odds	129.32B	50.21	+3.65%
British American Tobacco p.l.c.BTI · London, United Kingdom	129.03B	60.00	+3.45%
GSK plcGSK · London, United Kingdom	99.19B	49.51	+1.00%
National Grid plcNGG · London, United Kingdom	81.66B	81.22	+2.72%

Companies that serve the same markets: consumers, retail, insurance.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Société Générale Société anonymeSGE.DE · insurance · consumers · retail	45.44B	62.71	−2.78%
Aon plcAON · insurance · consumers · retail	62.06B	292.55	+2.00%
Suncorp Group LimitedSUN.AX · insurance · consumers · retail	21.07B	19.88	+1.53%
U-Haul Holding CompanyUHAL · insurance · consumers · retail	11.15B	57.02	−0.75%
OFG BancorpOFG · insurance · consumers · retail	2.22B	52.64	+0.98%
Loblaw Companies LimitedL.TO · insurance · consumers · retail	80.96B	70.06	+1.54%
Central Pacific Financial Corp.CPF · insurance · consumers · retail	939.27M	36.48	+1.05%
George Weston LimitedWN.TO · insurance · consumers · retail	41.38B	110.58	+1.31%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with J Sainsbury's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Tesco PLCTSCO.L · Correlation 0.66	33.40B	536.23	+0.23%
Marks and Spencer Group plcMKS.L · Correlation 0.41	8.50B	410.60	−0.41%

What visitors to J Sainsbury's page also look at.

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TESCO PLC ORD 6 1/3PTSCO.L	33.40B	536.23	+0.23%
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC ORDMKS.L	8.50B	410.60	−0.41%
CENTRICA PLC ORD 6 14/81PCNA.L	6.74B	148.75	−1.16%
GSK PLC ORD 31 1/4PGSK.L	74.51B	1,859.50	−0.16%
AVIVA PLC ORD 32 17/19PAV.L	21.20B	708.80	−0.59%

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Latest news

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@kalkineuk·4d ago

FTSE 100 Stock J Sainsbury (LSE:SBRY): What Its Latest Results Publication Means

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MarketBeat·5d agoPositive

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) Stock Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's Why

Shares of J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 331.40 and traded as high as GBX 342.10. J Sainsbury shares last…

MarketBeat·Oct 6Positive

J Sainsbury's (SBRY) Buy Rating Reiterated at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research report issued on Tuesday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 390 price…

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About

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J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryGrocery Stores

Chief executiveSimon John Roberts

Employees139,087

HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom

Websiteabout.sainsburys.co.uk

Analyst ratings

Analysis ›

Buy14 analysts

Strong buy 4
Buy 2
Hold 7
Sell 0
Strong sell 1

12-month price target361.00+2.09%

Low 300.00Current 353.60High 400.00

Wall Street analyst consensus. Not a recommendation.

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Next report: Thu, Oct 22, 2026

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Days on the list	30 d	1 yr	Best
Trending	0	0	—

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