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Investors interested in stocks from the Retail - Supermarkets sector have probably already heard of J. Sainsbury PLC (JSAIY) and Walmart (WMT).
J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) is well placed to outperform the wider supermarket sector, according to RBC Capital Markets, after recent numbers showed how it is winning market share in groceries and early signs of a recovery at Argos. Following meetings with management after last week's first-quarter results, the broker said the UK's second-largest grocer was benefiting from improvements in pricing, product innovation and better stock availability, helped by greater use of artificial intelligence in forecasting and supply chain management.
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J Sainsbury PLC's (LSE:SBRY) first-quarter update gave analysts enough evidence to stick with buy ratings, as grocery sales beat forecasts and Argos traded better than expected. The supermarket group reported retail like-for-like sales growth of 2.1%, excluding fuel, ahead of the City consensus forecast of 1.9%.
J Sainsbury plc (JSAIY) Q1 2027 Sales/Trading Call Transcript
J Sainsbury PLC's (LSE:SBRY) first-quarter update was good enough to reassure, but not strong enough to change the argument materially. Jefferies called the statement a “slight beat”, with grocery and Argos both ahead of consensus, offset by a weaker performance in general merchandise and clothing.
The company backed its full-year guidance, but warned that the impact of the Middle East conflict on its customers and business remained uncertain.
J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) reported another quarter of market share gains and stuck with its full-year guidance despite warning that the conflict in the Middle East had increased uncertainty. Britain's second-largest supermarket posted a first-quarter update for the 16 weeks to 20 June showing total retail sales excluding fuel up 2.7%, with like-for-like sales up 2.1%.
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