Tesco (TSCDY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Tesco PLC is a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a market stall, the company expanded into a nationwide chain of supermarkets and has grown into one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom. Tesco operates a range of store formats designed to serve different customer needs, including large-format hypermarkets, standard supermarkets and smaller convenience stores, along with an extensive online grocery and home delivery service.

The company’s core activities include the retail sale of food and non-food products, development and distribution of own-label ranges (from value to premium), and provision of convenience and fuel forecourt services. Tesco also operates ancillary businesses such as Tesco Bank, which offers personal finance products, insurance and credit services, and Tesco Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator, as well as clothing under the F&F brand. The retailer places emphasis on omnichannel retailing, loyalty and customer data through its Clubcard program and related promotions and partnerships.

Tesco serves customers primarily across the United Kingdom and Ireland and has had an international presence beyond these markets over its history, with operations in parts of Central Europe and other regions at various times. The business focuses on supply chain efficiency, private-label development and digital capabilities to compete in a highly competitive retail sector. Tesco’s management has emphasized cost control, investments in online fulfilment and improvements in customer experience in recent years.

Leadership of the company includes an executive team responsible for operations, merchandising, finance and digital transformation; the group’s chief executive is Ken Murphy. Tesco’s long history, broad product assortment and multi-format store network have established it as a central player in UK retailing, while its diversification into financial services and other consumer-facing offerings complements its store-based operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.34 to $18.65
• 50-Day Range: $17.96 to $20.19
• 52-Week Range: $15.37 to $20.54
• Volume: 43,609 shs
• Average Volume: 435,800 shs
• Market Capitalization: $39.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.65%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Tesco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Tesco scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Tesco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Tesco has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Tesco are expected to grow by 11.11% in the coming year, from $1.26 to $1.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Tesco has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Tesco has a P/B Ratio of 2.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Tesco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Tesco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.25, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Tesco has recently increased by 48.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Tesco is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Tesco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Tesco will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.57% next year. This indicates that Tesco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Tesco has a news sentiment score of -0.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Tesco this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Tesco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Tesco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of Tesco is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 5/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 2/28/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - SUPERMKT
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:TSCDY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:TSCDY
• CIK: 885834
• Web: www.tescoplc.com
• Phone: (480) 050-5555
• Fax: 44-19-9264-6100
• Employees: 341,108
• Year Founded: 1919

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.75
• P/E Growth: 1.1
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $98.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.40
• Cash Flow: $2.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.67
• Book Value: $7.19 per share
• Price / Book: 2.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,127,431,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $39.53 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.88