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J Sainsbury PLC

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About

J Sainsbury PLC operates as a food and drug retailer in the United Kingdom, generating revenue primarily through the sale of groceries, household goods, and pharmacy products.

Business. J Sainsbury PLC (SBRY.L) is a food and drug retailer headquartered in the United Kingdom, operating within the Consumer Non-Cyclicals sector. The company generates revenue through the sale of food and general merchandise products. It is primarily listed on the London Stock Exchange. Specific operating segments and geographic breakdowns are not provided in the available data.

Classification92 %
SectorConsumer Non-Cyclicals
Business sectorFood & Drug Retailing
IndustryFood Retail & Distribution
ActivityFood & Drug Retailing
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
HOLD13 analysts
6 buy4 hold3 sell
Avg 12m price target346,82

Analyst recommendations

13 analysts · consensus Hold
Buy6
Hold4
Sell3
12-month price target
346,82
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Hold
13 analysts · indicative
Ownership
PNC Investments LLC
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
not yet wired
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
    Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples · THIS SECTOR−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    J Sainsbury PLC (SBRY.L) is a food and drug retailer headquartered in the United Kingdom, operating within the Consumer Non-Cyclicals sector. The company generates revenue through the sale of food and general merchandise products. It is primarily listed on the London Stock Exchange. Specific operating segments and geographic breakdowns are not provided in the available data.

    Classification92 %
    SectorConsumer Non-Cyclicals
    Business sectorFood & Drug Retailing
    IndustryFood Retail & Distribution
    ActivityFood & Drug Retailing
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    J Sainsbury maintains a flat capital structure with no dilution risk, as basic and diluted shares outstanding are equal at 2.27 billion shares. The company's liquidity risk remains unassessed due to missing balance-sheet inputs and lack of going-concern language in source documents.

    Profitability metrics remain undisclosed in the valuation snapshot, preventing direct comparison to industry benchmarks for gross margin, EBITDA margin, and ROIC. Analysts have assigned a mean recommendation of 2.77, indicating a mixed outlook with six "buy" and four "hold" ratings.

    Geographic and segment revenue concentration data is not available in the current dataset, limiting assessment of exposure to regional economic shifts or underperforming business lines. The company's growth trajectory remains undefined without revenue history or outlook deltas.

    Risk factors include unassessed liquidity risk and limited visibility into capital structure dynamics. No dilution adjustments were applied to valuation multiples, and no recent filings or transcripts have been processed to identify material events.

    Key takeaways
    • No dilution risk identified in current capital structure
    • Analysts show cautious optimism with six "buy" ratings and no "strong buy" recommendations
    • Liquidity risk assessment incomplete due to missing financial disclosures
    • No recent material events reported in processed documents
    • Limited visibility into profitability metrics relative to industry benchmarks

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Annual
    ANNUALFiled 2026-04-23
    FY 2026 · Full-year highlights

    Revenue £33.65B, +2,7% YoY; Operating income +1,3% YoY.

    Revenue£33.65B+2,7 % YoY
    Operating income£926.0M+1,3 % YoY
    Net income£393.0M+55,3 % YoY
    Free cash flow£243.0M−51,7 % YoY
    EPS
    Operating cash flow£1.06B−50,8 % YoY
    Financials
    Income statement
    Revenue£33.65B
    Gross profit£2.27B
    Operating income£926.0M
    Net income£393.0M
    Margins
    Gross margin6.7%
    Operating margin2.8%
    Net margin1.2%
    FCF margin0.7%
    Balance sheet
    Total assets£18.94B
    Total liabilities£12.79B
    Total equity£6.15B
    Cash & equivalents£1.07B
    Long-term debt£6.60B
    Cash flow
    Operating cash flow£1.06B
    CapEx-£843.0M
    Free cash flow£243.0M
    SBC
    P&L flow · revenue → net income
    Revenue £33.65BOperating costs £32.72BTax £533.0MNet income £393.0M
    Highlights
    • Revenue £33.65B, +2,7% YoY
    • Operating income +1,3% YoY
    • Net income +55,3% YoY
    • Free cash flow −51,7% YoY
    • Net margin 1.2%

    Valuation FY

    Market price
    $357,00
    Market cap
    Enterprise value
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    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

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    Peer comparison

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    0,24
    Predicted surprise
    -0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    13
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-01 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate0,24
    Revenueno estimateno estimate34,8B GBP
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate1,0B GBP
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in GBP. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution13 analysts
    Strong buy0
    Buy6
    Hold4
    Sell3
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$346,82 · Median $345,00
    Low $290,00High $395,00
    Operating income · consensus1,0B GBP
    EPS surprise
    −9,3 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −3,3 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low$290,00
    Mean$346,82
    Median$345,00
    High$395,00
    Spot$357,00
    −2.9 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown

    Benchmarks vs cohort

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    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    Source documents
    • J Sainsbury PLC Market data — financials · 2026-05-29
    • J Sainsbury PLC Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-29
    • J Sainsbury PLC Market data — ESG · 2026-05-29

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • PNC Investments LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Leadership

    • Simon John RobertsChief Executive Officer, Executive Director

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

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    Index membership
    FTSE 100

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    SBRY.LCanonical
    London Stock Exchange · USD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise-0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-06-20 00:43 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-06-20 00:43 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-06-20 00:43 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
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    2026-06-20 00:43 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-04-23 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2026 Revenue GBP 33.65B · Net GBP 393.0M
    2025-04-17 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2025 Revenue GBP 32.77B · Net GBP 253.0M
    2024-04-25 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2024 Revenue GBP 32.24B · Net GBP 137.0M
    2023-04-27 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2023 Revenue GBP 31.49B · Net GBP 207.0M
    2022-04-28 07:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2022 Revenue GBP 29.89B · Net GBP 677.0M
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