J Sainsbury plc

OTCPK:JSNS.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$10.3b

J Sainsbury Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

OTCPK:JSNS.F Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
14 Jan 26BuyUS$22,985Katie BickerstaffeIndividual5,534US$4.15
12 Jan 26SellUS$125,738Simon RobertsIndividual30,340US$4.14
18 Nov 25SellUS$944,735Blathnaid BerginIndividual225,000US$4.20
10 Nov 25BuyUS$13,079Katie BickerstaffeIndividual2,889US$4.53
10 Jul 25SellUS$2,227,046Simon RobertsIndividual578,500US$3.85
24 Apr 25SellUS$556,575Simon RobertsIndividual161,010US$3.46
24 Apr 25SellUS$262,749Blathnaid BerginIndividual76,010US$3.46

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: JSNS.F insiders have sold more shares than they have bought in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of JSNS.F?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Public Companies1,390,7740.0625%
Individual Insiders3,433,9270.154%
State or Government7,482,0660.336%
Employee Share Scheme61,862,6952.78%
Private Companies121,907,5855.48%
General Public273,823,80012.3%
VC/PE Firms391,664,01917.6%
Institutions1,362,824,32361.3%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 70.04% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
10.6%
Vesa Equity Investment S.à R.L.
235,773,510US$1.1b0%69.21%
8.92%
Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
198,387,765US$921.6m-1.59%1.35%
7.01%
Qatar Holding LLC
155,890,509US$724.2m0%0.76%
6.13%
BlackRock, Inc.
136,411,635US$633.7m15.4%0.01%
5.32%
Bestway Group UK Limited
118,273,900US$549.4m0%no data
4.13%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
91,839,674US$426.6m0.6%no data
2.68%
Brandes Investment Partners, LP
59,676,848US$277.2m1.72%1.17%
2.56%
J Sainsbury Plc, ESOT
56,839,363US$264.0m15.9%no data
2.42%
The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts
53,875,184US$250.3m-0.02%100.0%
2.22%
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
49,428,083US$229.6m15.6%0.07%
2.01%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
44,637,967US$207.4m23.4%0.14%
1.94%
Schroder Investment Management Limited
43,044,267US$200.0m1.89%0.09%
1.62%
Aberdeen Group Plc
36,125,221US$167.8m1.36%0.08%
1.5%
LSV Asset Management
33,371,108US$155.0m0%0.28%
1.39%
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.
30,886,244US$143.5m3.67%0.26%
1.38%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
30,629,618US$142.3m3.65%no data
1.25%
UBS Asset Management AG
27,711,461US$128.7m12.4%0.01%
1.23%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
27,271,537US$126.7m-8.49%0.02%
1.01%
Invesco Ltd.
22,414,261US$104.1m-32.1%0.02%
0.92%
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
20,379,058US$94.7m-9.18%0.02%
0.88%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc
19,490,011US$90.5m0%0.2%
0.77%
M&G Investment Management Limited
17,172,736US$79.8m0%0.12%
0.76%
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.
16,887,127US$78.4m56.9%0.08%
0.73%
HBOS Investment Fund Managers Limited
16,156,625US$75.1m2.82%0.4%
0.69%
Wellington Management Group LLP
15,373,639US$71.4m-0.21%0.01%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/06 14:35
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/04 00:00
Earnings2025/09/13
Annual Earnings2025/03/01

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

J Sainsbury plc is covered by 32 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy AttenboroughBanco Santander
James AnsteadBarclays
Matthew ClementsBarclays