J Sainsbury plc

OTCPK:JSNS.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.9b

J Sainsbury Valuation

Is JSNS.F undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of JSNS.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: JSNS.F ($3.85) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($8.2)

Significantly Below Fair Value: JSNS.F is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for JSNS.F?

Key metric: As JSNS.F is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for JSNS.F. This is calculated by dividing JSNS.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is JSNS.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio35.9x
EarningsUK£175.00m
Market CapUK£6.28b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does JSNS.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for JSNS.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.7x
ACI Albertsons Companies
11.4x5.8%US$11.4b
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market
37.4x11.7%US$13.1b
CART Maplebear
25.9x11.7%US$11.3b
CASY Casey's General Stores
28x9.0%US$15.0b
JSNS.F J Sainsbury
35.9x20.6%US$6.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JSNS.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.9x) compared to the peer average (25.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does JSNS.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Retailing Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
JSNS.F 35.9xIndustry Avg. 25.9xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JSNS.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.9x) compared to the US Consumer Retailing industry average (24.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JSNS.F's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

JSNS.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35.9x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate JSNS.F's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst JSNS.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$3.85
US$3.93
+2.0%
9.1%US$4.53US$3.12n/a14
Dec ’25US$3.55
US$3.91
+10.1%
9.1%US$4.50US$3.11n/a14
Nov ’25US$3.53
US$4.09
+15.9%
8.6%US$4.70US$3.39n/a13
Oct ’25US$4.05
US$4.15
+2.5%
8.3%US$4.78US$3.45n/a13
Sep ’25n/a
US$3.84
0%
10.4%US$4.57US$3.05n/a13
Aug ’25US$3.38
US$3.84
+13.8%
10.4%US$4.57US$3.05n/a13
Jul ’25US$3.35
US$3.83
+14.2%
10.4%US$4.55US$3.03n/a13
Jun ’25US$3.50
US$3.83
+9.5%
10.1%US$4.53US$3.02n/a12
May ’25US$3.48
US$3.78
+8.7%
11.4%US$4.50US$2.95n/a12
Apr ’25n/a
US$3.81
0%
11.6%US$4.55US$2.97n/a12
Mar ’25US$3.18
US$3.75
+18.0%
11.9%US$4.54US$2.97n/a13
Feb ’25US$3.38
US$3.72
+10.0%
13.4%US$4.57US$2.83n/a13
Jan ’25n/a
US$3.69
0%
12.1%US$4.47US$3.00n/a13
Dec ’24US$3.57
US$3.55
-0.4%
9.0%US$4.04US$2.97US$3.5513
Nov ’24US$3.27
US$3.28
+0.4%
8.1%US$3.65US$2.73US$3.5312
Oct ’24US$3.20
US$3.42
+7.2%
8.4%US$3.79US$2.84US$4.0512
Sep ’24US$3.46
US$3.41
-1.6%
10.1%US$3.80US$2.65n/a12
Aug ’24US$3.70
US$3.51
-5.2%
10.6%US$3.91US$2.73US$3.3811
Jul ’24US$3.39
US$3.43
+1.4%
11.7%US$4.02US$2.67US$3.3511
Jun ’24n/a
US$3.25
0%
12.3%US$3.92US$2.67US$3.5011
May ’24US$3.40
US$3.27
-3.8%
15.1%US$4.02US$2.51US$3.4811
Apr ’24US$3.27
US$3.06
-6.4%
15.2%US$3.91US$2.44n/a11
Mar ’24US$3.13
US$3.01
-3.8%
14.3%US$3.95US$2.47US$3.1811
Feb ’24US$3.20
US$3.01
-5.9%
14.3%US$3.95US$2.47US$3.3811
Jan ’24US$2.57
US$2.78
+8.3%
17.5%US$3.95US$2.22n/a13
Dec ’23US$2.61
US$2.54
-2.6%
20.5%US$3.68US$1.85US$3.5712

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 07:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/14
Annual Earnings2024/03/02

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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 45 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
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Virginie BlinAlphaValue
Nicholas BubbArden Partners Plc.