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DFI Retail Group (DFIB) Competitors

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DFIB vs. CBOX, MCLS, CRAW, TSCO, and SBRY

Should you buy DFI Retail Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares DFI Retail Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with DFI Retail Group include Cake Box (CBOX), McColl's Retail Group (MCLS), Crawshaw Group (CRAW), Tesco (TSCO), and J Sainsbury (SBRY). These companies are all part of the "grocery stores" industry.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Cake Box?

Cake Box (LON:CBOX) and DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) are both small-cap grocery stores industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Cake Box pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. Cake Box pays out 91.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DFI Retail Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, DFI Retail Group had 1 more articles in the media than Cake Box. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DFI Retail Group and 0 mentions for Cake Box. DFI Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Cake Box's score of 0.00 indicating that DFI Retail Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cake Box Neutral
DFI Retail Group Positive

10.6% of Cake Box shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.6% of Cake Box shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DFI Retail Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cake Box. DFI Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cake Box, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cake Box£59.69M1.51£4.76M£11.4117.97
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.74% compared to DFI Retail Group's net margin of 2.65%. DFI Retail Group's return on equity of 51.72% beat Cake Box's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cake Box8.74% 19.38% 13.19%
DFI Retail Group 2.65%51.72%1.41%

Cake Box has a beta of 0.854, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats Cake Box on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to McColl's Retail Group?

DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) and McColl's Retail Group (LON:MCLS) are both small-cap grocery stores industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

DFI Retail Group has a net margin of 2.65% compared to McColl's Retail Group's net margin of -0.65%. DFI Retail Group's return on equity of 51.72% beat McColl's Retail Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DFI Retail Group2.65% 51.72% 1.41%
McColl's Retail Group -0.65%-37.96%1.39%

DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. McColl's Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McColl's Retail Group pays out -4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, DFI Retail Group had 1 more articles in the media than McColl's Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DFI Retail Group and 0 mentions for McColl's Retail Group. DFI Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat McColl's Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that DFI Retail Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group Positive
McColl's Retail Group Neutral

DFI Retail Group has higher revenue and earnings than McColl's Retail Group. McColl's Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DFI Retail Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53
McColl's Retail Group£1.23B0.00-£8M-£0.07N/A

9.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of McColl's Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, McColl's Retail Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats McColl's Retail Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Crawshaw Group?

Crawshaw Group (LON:CRAW) and DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) are both grocery stores industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

9.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, DFI Retail Group had 1 more articles in the media than Crawshaw Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DFI Retail Group and 0 mentions for Crawshaw Group. DFI Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Crawshaw Group's score of 0.00 indicating that DFI Retail Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Crawshaw Group Neutral
DFI Retail Group Positive

DFI Retail Group has a net margin of 2.65% compared to Crawshaw Group's net margin of 0.00%. DFI Retail Group's return on equity of 51.72% beat Crawshaw Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crawshaw GroupN/A N/A N/A
DFI Retail Group 2.65%51.72%1.41%

DFI Retail Group has higher revenue and earnings than Crawshaw Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crawshaw GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats Crawshaw Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Tesco?

DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both grocery stores industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Tesco had 5 more articles in the media than DFI Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Tesco and 1 mentions for DFI Retail Group. DFI Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Tesco's score of 0.51 indicating that DFI Retail Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tesco
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Tesco has a consensus price target of GBX 488, suggesting a potential upside of 4.34%. Given Tesco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tesco is more favorable than DFI Retail Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DFI Retail Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Tesco
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tesco pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

9.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Tesco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tesco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DFI Retail Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tesco. DFI Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53
Tesco£73.71B0.40£1.27B£27.1017.26

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.575, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

DFI Retail Group has a net margin of 2.65% compared to Tesco's net margin of 2.42%. DFI Retail Group's return on equity of 51.72% beat Tesco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DFI Retail Group2.65% 51.72% 1.41%
Tesco 2.42%16.05%3.93%

Summary

Tesco beats DFI Retail Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to J Sainsbury?

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) and DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) are both grocery stores industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

DFI Retail Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than J Sainsbury. DFI Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J Sainsbury, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J Sainsbury£33.65B0.22£136.70M£16.9020.40
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53

J Sainsbury has a beta of 1.002, suggesting that its stock price is 0% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

DFI Retail Group has a net margin of 2.65% compared to J Sainsbury's net margin of 1.14%. DFI Retail Group's return on equity of 51.72% beat J Sainsbury's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J Sainsbury1.14% 6.12% 3.55%
DFI Retail Group 2.65%51.72%1.41%

J Sainsbury presently has a consensus price target of GBX 847.50, indicating a potential upside of 145.79%. Given J Sainsbury's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe J Sainsbury is more favorable than DFI Retail Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J Sainsbury
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
DFI Retail Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, J Sainsbury had 2 more articles in the media than DFI Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for J Sainsbury and 1 mentions for DFI Retail Group. J Sainsbury's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat DFI Retail Group's score of 0.95 indicating that J Sainsbury is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
J Sainsbury
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DFI Retail Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

41.6% of J Sainsbury shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of J Sainsbury shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

J Sainsbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. J Sainsbury pays out 81.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DFI Retail Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

J Sainsbury beats DFI Retail Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DFIB vs. The Competition

MetricDFI Retail GroupGrocery Stores IndustryBusiness SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£124.13M£23.21B£6.90B£2.85B
Dividend Yield1.52%2.83%3.12%6.16%
P/E Ratio0.5319.7728.64368.21
Price / Sales0.0127.30344.8784,612.73
Price / Cash0.57125.5823.2127.87
Price / Book0.133.095.707.49
Net Income£3.03B£958.31M£203.89M£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A1.41%-1.60%-0.19%
1 Month PerformanceN/A0.69%-2.23%-0.99%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-5.11%13.25%61.68%

DFI Retail Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DFIB
DFI Retail Group
N/AGBX 9.17
flat
N/AN/A£124.13M£8.87B0.53213,000
CBOX
Cake Box
N/AGBX 202
-1.5%
N/A+13.9%£88.88M£59.69M17.70173
MCLS
McColl's Retail Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£701K£1.23BN/A6,403
CRAW
Crawshaw Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/AN/AN/A
TSCO
Tesco
2.7481 of 5 stars
GBX 472.20
+0.5%
GBX 488
+3.3%
+16.6%£29.43B£73.71B17.4249,000

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This page (LON:DFIB) was last updated on 7/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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