News Results for Sainsbury (J) (SBRY)

The FTSE 100 closed above 5,900 for the first time since mid-October as investors continued to await the result of a tight and contentious presidential election which appears to be heading the way...

The FTSE 100 index rose in the early hours of trading this morning despite Brexit jitters as Joe Biden’s election victory came into view, while the Bank of England boosted its quantitative easing...

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's resumed its interim dividend and declared a special dividend in lieu of a final dividend, after forecasting annual pre-tax profit to be at least 5% higher than last...

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, exercised 148,347 shares in the company on the 29th July 2020 at a price of 0.000000p. The Director now holds 559,119 shares. Story provided by...

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, sold post-exercise 72,687 shares in the company on the 29th July 2020 at a price of 1.871500p. The Director now holds 410,772 shares. Story provided by...

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, exercised 154,343 shares in the company on the 29th July 2020 at a price of 0.000000p. The Director now holds 483,459 shares. Story provided by...

Kevin O'Byrne, Financial Director, sold post-exercise 69,863 shares in the company on the 29th July 2020 at a price of 1.871500p. The Director now holds 489,256 shares. Story provided by...

Jefferies International today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 240p (from 220p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

A surge in US Covid-19 cases and tensions over Hong Kong outweighed some positive vaccine news on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 finishing modestly lower. Helping to arrest the blue chip benchmark's...

UK stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday, as investors remained wary of a surge in US Covid-19 cases and tensions over Hong Kong. At 11.17 a.m. the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 29.1 points,...

Shore Capital 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...

UK stocks posted modest gains in early trading on Wednesday after oil companies were boosted by a drop in US inventories, though investors remained wary of a surge in US Covid-19 cases. At 0822,...

Supermarket group J Sainsbury said its sales in the first quarter, excluding fuel, jumped 8.5% as households stocked up during Covid-19 lockdowns. The company, however, said it still expected its...

Credit Suisse today reaffirms its outperform investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 280p (from 285p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts...

Morgan Stanley today reaffirms its equal weight investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and cut its price target to 205p (from 214p). 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 180p (from 190p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

UBS today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 250p (from 240p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided...

Berenberg today reaffirms its sell investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 175p (from 170p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

The FTSE 100 finished in the red on Thursday, investor sentiment dampened by a rare dividend cut by oil major and index heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell. Adding to the disappointment was the European...

The FTSE 100 traded modestly lower on Thursday as the UK looked set to miss its target of 100,000 tests a day for COVID-19. While global stock markets have been buoyed by the news of apparent...

The FTSE 100 is trading modestly lower as the UK looks set to miss its target of 100,000 tests a day for COVID-19 and ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's first briefing since returning to work....

Supermarket group J Sainsbury has warned of a £500m hit to profits due to the cost of protecting customers and colleagues during the Covid-19 pandemic, although it expects this to be offset by...

Berenberg today downgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to sell (from buy) and cut its price target to 170p (from 250p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

Credit Suisse today reaffirms its outperform investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) and raised its price target to 285p (from 280p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker...

HSBC today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to hold (from reduce). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by www.sharesmagazine.co.uk

The FTSE 100 was hanging on above the 5,000 mark by lunchtime, down 4.6% at 5,052.34. Elsewhere oil prices were at 17-year lows and US futures pointed to further selling on Wall Street, erasing...

Shore Capital 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...

Supermarket group J Sainsbury said it welcomed the UK government's move to grant retail, hospitality and leisure businesses a business rates 'holiday' over the next 12 months. The company said it...

Jefferies International 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...

Bernstein today upgrades its investment rating on Sainsbury (J) PLC (LON:SBRY) to outperform (from market perform). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

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...