J Sainsbury plc (OTCMKTS:JSAIY) Short Interest Update

J Sainsbury plc (OTCMKTS:JSAIY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, a growth of 300.0% from the January 31st total of 1,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 85,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on JSAIY. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of J Sainsbury to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of J Sainsbury from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, J Sainsbury presently has a consensus rating of “Strong Buy”.

J Sainsbury Trading Down 0.7 %

OTCMKTS JSAIY opened at $13.21 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.12. J Sainsbury has a 1-year low of $12.09 and a 1-year high of $16.43.

About J Sainsbury

J Sainsbury plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food, general merchandise and clothing retailing, and financial services activities in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It operates through three segments: Retail Food, Retail General Merchandise and Clothing, and Financial Services.