J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) insider Rogers,John bought 48 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 237 ($3.38) per share, for a total transaction of £113.76 ($162.07).

SBRY has been the topic of several analyst reports. Goldman Sachs lifted their price target on shares of J Sainsbury plc from GBX 155 ($2.21) to GBX 185 ($2.64) and gave the stock a “conviction sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. BNP Paribas restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 275 ($3.92) price objective on shares of J Sainsbury plc in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 330 ($4.70) price objective on shares of J Sainsbury plc in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Grupo Santander restated an “underweight” rating and set a GBX 235 ($3.35) price objective on shares of J Sainsbury plc in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, HSBC restated a “reduce” rating and set a GBX 200 ($2.85) price objective on shares of J Sainsbury plc in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 252.18 ($3.59).

Shares of J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) opened at 236.70 on Friday. The stock’s market cap is GBX 4.54 billion. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 246.19 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 252.12. J Sainsbury plc has a 12 month low of GBX 221.30 and a 12 month high of GBX 288.40.

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 19th were paid a GBX 4 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 19th.

J Sainsbury plc is a United Kingdom-based company, engaged in supermarkets and convenience stores, and an online grocery and general merchandise operation. The Company also has two property joint ventures with Land Securities Group Plc and The British Land Company Plc. Sainsbury’s Bank provides a range of banking and insurance products. As of March 2013, J Sainsbury plc consists of a chain of 592 supermarkets and 611 convenience stores. It provides a selection of movies, music, books, games and other entertainment products through Sainsbury’s Entertainment.

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