News Results for Sainsbury (J) (SBRY)

Credit Suisse today initiates coverage of Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) with a outperform investment rating and price target of 280p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

Berenberg today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to buy (from hold) and raised its price target to 250p (from 235p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

Global stocks surged on Wednesday as a fall in the rate of new coronavirus cases stoked hopes the worst of the outbreak may be over. The UK's FTSE 100 gained 35 points, while Wall Street also...

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's said the chairman of its banking unit, Roger Davis, would stand down. A search to find his replacement will begin and a further announcement regarding the timing of...

UK stocks closed lower on Wednesday, reversing their earlier gains, despite continued strength in US markets after president Trump talked up further trade deals at the Davos summit. At 4.30pm,...

After opening higher on Wednesday as global markets pared substantial previous-day losses sparked by a deadly Chinese disease outbreak, UK stocks drifted back and finished the morning session flat....

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday as global markets pared substantial previous-day losses sparked by a deadly Chinese disease outbreak that local authorities said they were working to contain....

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's said it had appointed Simon Roberts, its current retail and operations director, as its new chief executive. The company confirmed that current CEO Mike Coupe would...

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, has re-invested 1,151 shares in the company on the 20th January 2020 at a price of 221.50p. The Director now holds 329,116 shares. Story provided by...

Kepler Cheuvreux today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to buy (from hold) and raised its price target to 263.60p (from 217p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Investors may have anticipated fireworks but what they got in trading on Wednesday was uninspiring drift. Having opened initially, if not dramatically, in the red the benchmark FTSE 100 recovered...

The FTSE 100 recovered earlier losses in midday trading on Wednesday but remained barely in the black as events in the Middle East continue to worry investors. Overnight, Iran carried out a...

The FTSE has opened lower after Iran carried out a missile attack on two air bases in Iraq housing US troops in response to the killing of General Qasem Soleimani ordered by US President Donald...

Supermarket J Sainsbury has reported a 0.7% decline in like-for-like sales during the Christmas trading period, while total retail sales were down 0.7% in the 15 weeks to 4 January 2020. While the...

Exane BNP Paribas today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to outperform (from neutral). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

The FTSE 100 held onto its gains on Thursday, lifted by positive earnings reports and hopes of progress on trade between the US and China. Also, in a surprise turn of events, two members of the...

The FTSE 100 has inched higher this morning as UK's general election campaigning continues and amid rising hopes of progress on trade between the US and China. At midday the FTSE 100 traded up 14...

The FTSE 100 has inched higher this morning as UK's general election campaigning continues and amid rising hopes of progress on trade between the US and China. At 8.51am, the FTSE 100 was up...

Sainsbury's group sales in the 28 weeks to 21 September 2019 declined 0.2% to £16.8bn, while retail sales and like-for-like sales were also down 0.6% and 1% respectively. The retailer said that,...

Goldman Sachs today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to neutral (from neutral) and raised its price target to 220p (from 219p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Supermarket chain owner J Sainsbury said that non-executive directors Matt Brittin and Jean Tomlin would stand down next year, with effect from dates to be confirmed. Brittin had been on...

Jefferies International today reaffirms its hold investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 220p (from 200p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

Shore Capital today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to hold (from sell). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

John Rogers, Director, bought 54 shares in the company on the 3rd October 2019 at a price of 210.49p. The Director now holds 344,566 shares. NOTE: SIP Purchase Story provided by...

With political storms brewing on both sides of the Atlantic investors found little appetite for riskier assets, such as shares. Europe's leading indices dropped sharply across the board, although...

UK stocks continued to feel the strain in midday trade on Wednesday as investors grappled with political upheaval on both sides of the Atlantic, including a court vote against Boris Johnson's...

UK stocks opened lower on Wednesday as investors grappled with political upheaval on both sides of the Atlantic, including a court vote against Boris Johnson's proroguing of parliament and launch...

Supermarket-chain owner J Sainsbury said its sales edged up in the second quarter, but fell on a like-for-like basis. The company also said it expected its annual profit to meet consensus market...

Barclays Capital today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to overweight (from equal weight). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Deutsche Bank today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to buy (from hold). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

UBS today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to buy (from neutral) and cut its price target to 240p (from 245p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts...

John Rogers, Executive Director, bought 61 shares in the company on the 8th August 2019 at a price of 190.29p. The Director now holds 344,455 shares. NOTE: SIP Purchase Story provided by...

FTSE finishes strongly as Johnson heads for Number 10 Sterling weakness amid fears Boris Johnson's imminent arrival as UK prime minister will increase the chance of a no-deal Brexit, helped lift...

The FTSE 100 was 0.6% higher as in a widely predicted move Conservative Party members voted Boris Johnson as their leader paving his way towards Number 10. Sterling was volatile around the...

Barclays Capital today downgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to equal weight (from overweight) and cut its price target to 250p (from 340p). Story provided by...

John Rogers, Executive Director, bought 57 shares in the company on the 11th July 2019 at a price of 201.30p. The Director now holds 344,394 shares. NOTE: SIP Purchase Story provided by...

The FTSE 100 has taken its cue from the US as it closed 0.7% higher at 7,611.27. In the US, the S&P 500 opened 0.3% higher at 2,973.01, driven by healthcare stocks and bets from investors that...

The FTSE 100 has hit a year high after edging over the 7,600 mark for the first time since last August. Sterling weakness has continued to benefit the UK's leading basket of stocks, along with...

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday, amid broader gains on European exchanges, as investors embraced the naming of Christine Lagarde as the new head of the European Central Bank. At 0851, the...

Supermarket chain J Sainsbury said its sales excluding fuel fell 1.2% in the first quarter in a 'tough' market. On a like-for-like basis, sales excluding fuel for the 16 weeks to 29 June fell...

Goldman Sachs today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to neutral (from sell) and cut its price target to 215p (from 225p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

As Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on Iran overnight the FTSE 100 posted a decline by lunchtime though was off its lows for the day, down 0.2% at 7,403.00. US futures pointed to a slightly...

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.1% on 7,416.69 on Monday amid a lack of immediate company or economic related catalysts. In the US the S&P 500 was up 0.1% at 2,953.19 by 4.30pm UK time. Supermarkets...

John Rogers, Executive Director, bought 58 shares in the company on the 13th June 2019 at a price of 196.56p. The Director now holds 344,337 shares. NOTE: SIP Purchase Story provided by...

Supermarket chain J Sainsbury said that it had appointed Jim Brown as chief executive of its banking division. Brown had previously worked at Royal Bank of Scotland as CEO of Williams and Glyn....

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, exercised 147,368 shares in the company on the 8th May 2019 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 397,368 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, sold post-exercise 69,403 shares in the company on the 8th May 2019 at a price of 209.52p. The Director now holds 327,965 shares. NOTE: Sold to meet tax...

Mike Coupe, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 761,431 shares in the company on the 8th May 2019 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 2,464,158 shares. Story provided by...

Mike Coupe, Chief Executive Officer, sold post-exercise 358,591 shares in the company on the 8th May 2019 at a price of 209.52p. The Director now holds 2,105,567 shares. NOTE: Sold to meet tax...

John Rogers, Executive Director, exercised 441,299 shares in the company on the 8th May 2019 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 552,050 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

John Rogers, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 207,827 shares in the company on the 8th May 2019 at a price of 209.52p. The Director now holds 344,223 shares. NOTE: Sold to meet tax...

Bernstein today reaffirms its market perform investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 250p (from 310p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts...

By the close the FTSE 100 was hovering around a one-month low as hopes for a Brexit compromise fired up sterling and amid weakness in the resource sector. The index of leading UK shares was down...

The FTSE 100 gave up earlier gains to trade 0.18% lower by midday at 7,405.19 as investors await the US Federal Reserve decision on interest rates later. The index was affected by a spike in the...

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday after Apple reported upbeat second-quarter results and local supermarket chain Sainsbury's posted a better-than-expected annual profit. At 0900, the FTSE 100...

Mike Coupe, Chief Executive Officer, bought 100,000 shares in the company on the 1st May 2019 at a price of 230.65p. The Director now holds 1,702,727 shares. Story provided by...

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, bought 70,000 shares in the company on the 1st May 2019 at a price of 229.50p. The Director now holds 250,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Supermarket chain Saisbury's booked a 42% fall in annual profit, owing to one-off expenses including costs associated with its failed takeover bid for rival Asda. Pre-tax profit for the year...

HSBC today reaffirms its reduce investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 180p (from 210p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

The FTSE 100 was down 0.5% by the close as fall in copper prices on weak South Korean economic data hit the mining sector, which also saw Glencore and Antofagasta trade without rights to their...

The FTSE 100 was down 0.4%, paring earlier heavier losses as sterling fell amid ongoing uncertainty over Brexit. In the US a big earnings miss for conglomerate 3M saw futures markets point to a...

UK stocks are falling for the second session on Thursday in line with overnight losses in the US and a mixed session in Asia. At 08:58, the benchmark FTSE 100 stood 0.55%, or 41.15 points, lower...

Following the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority's final report blocking the merger of Sainsbury's and Asda, Sainsbury's, Walmart and Asda "mutually agreed" to terminate the...

John Rogers, Executive Director, bought 51 shares in the company on the 18th April 2019 at a price of 227.70p. The Director now holds 110,751 shares. NOTE: SIP Purchase Story provided by...

Goldman Sachs today reaffirms its sell investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 225p (from 241p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

Berenberg today reaffirms its market perform investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 310p (from 250p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

Jefferies International today reaffirms its hold investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 230p (from 270p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

Sainsbury's and Asda have provided a formal response to the UK competition regulator's concerns about their proposed merger with a pledge to deliver £1bn worth of lower prices a year. The savings...

Kepler Cheuvreux today downgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to hold (from buy) and cut its price target to 221p (from 337p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

HSBC today reaffirms its reduce investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 210p (from 230p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its underweight investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 190p (from 230p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

Berenberg today downgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to hold (from buy) and cut its price target to 235p (from 338p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

UBS today downgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to neutral (from buy) and cut its price target to 245p (from 435p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

Rising commodity prices and optimism over potential progress on resolving the US-China trade war sparked a mining rally, lifting the FTSE 100 higher by 0.7% to 7,228. Wall Street was subdued ahead...

Amid radio silence on the latest US-China trade talks the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% by midday and just a smidge above the 7,200 mark. Other European markets were also trading higher despite US futures...

Shore Capital today downgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to sell (from hold). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday after Lloyds and Glencore unveiled bumper buybacks, but supermarket giant Sainsbury's tumbled as regulators questioned its proposed merger with Asda. At 0858,...

J Sainsbury said it was disappointed with UK regulators after they found 'extensive competition concerns' with the supermarket giant's proposed takeover of rival Asda. "We fundamentally disagree...

UK economic growth slowed in December, prompting a fall in sterling, which was a catalyst the FTSE 100 as it boosts the relative value of its constituents' largely overseas earnings. The FTSE...

Berenberg today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 338p (from 369p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

UBS today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 435p (from 400p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided...

Barclays Capital today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 340p (from 375p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its underweight investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 230p (from 260p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

News that trade talks between the US and China have not yet delivered the deal the market was hoping for saw the FTSE 100 lose some momentum, up 0.6% to 6,906 against a rise of more than 1% earlier...

The FTSE 100 was up more than 1% by lunchtime as some positive corporate news and hopes of progress from the recently concluded trade talks between the US and China buoyed equities. US futures are...

UK stocks opened stronger on Wednesday as optimism grows that the US and China will iron out their differences over trade. At 0857, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 52.24 points, or 0.8%, at...

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's posted a fall in third-quarter sales as it lost ground to German discount retailers during the crucial Christmas trading period. Total retail sales for the 15 weeks...

HSBC today downgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to reduce (from hold) and cut its price target to 230p (from 300p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

John Rogers, Executive Director, bought 44 shares in the company on the 27th December 2018 at a price of 267.40p. The Director now holds 110,561 shares. NOTE: SSPP Purchase Story provided by...

Bernstein today reaffirms its market perform investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 310p (from 330p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts...

The FTSE 100 enjoyed a 1.1% increase to 6,880 despite a rise in sterling as the market anticipates UK Prime Minister Theresa May will win her leadership contest later today. Utilities were in...

At midday the FTSE 100 was up 1.4% to 6,899.91 as investors looked past the latest machinations over Brexit and focused on positive developments on trade between the US and China. Prime Minister...

Supermarket chain J Sainsbury and its takeover target Asda have called for a judicial review of the UK competition regulator's investigation of their proposed tie-up. Sainsbury's said both parties...

Martin Scicluna, Non Executive Director, bought 15,000 shares in the company on the 12th November 2018 at a price of 321.00p. The Director now holds 15,000 shares representing 0.00% of the shares...

UK equities remained resilient amid a global decline ahead of the US Reserve's latest decision on interest rates as concerns over interest rates returned to the markets yet again. The FTSE 100...

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's reported a 20% increase in its underlying pre-tax profit, boosted by substantial cost savings and synergies from its in-house Argos stores. Underlying pre-tax profit...

The FTSE 100 benefitted from a mining rally as the sector dismissed the latest round of tariffs from China on US goods. Antofagasta topped the blue-chip risers with a 5.9% rise to 837p, Peers...

China retaliated to US President Donald Trump's tariffs with $60bn worth of taxes on US imports, but this was not as bad as feared with the FTSE 100 broadly unmoved at 7,305 around midday....

Berenberg today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 369p (from 300p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...