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JSAIY Relative to the S&P 500

JSAIY Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the J Sainsbury plc (OTCMKT:JSAIY) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of January 23 and a Sell Date of April 30 has resulted in a geometric average return of 0.66% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 18 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 12 of those periods. This is a good rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 18 years by an average of 8.52% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Consumer Staples sector, which runs from April 25 to November 23. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Consumer Staples Sector Seasonal Chart.

Founded in 1869, Sainsbury’s is the second-largest U.K. grocery chain with 15% market share. It operates over 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores, all in the U.K. The company has diversified away from core food by selling clothing, telecom equipment, and other nonfood items. In September 2016, it took a step further into nonfood retailing with the purchase of Home Retail Group, operating the Habitat and Argos chains (general merchandise and electronics stores), for GBP 1.10 billion. It has been selling products online since 1997.

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