Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DFIB or CBOX?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio DFI Retail Group £8.87B 0.01 £3.03B £17.34 0.53 Cake Box £52.81M 1.63 £4.76M £9.89 19.82

Is DFIB or CBOX more profitable?

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.02% 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 DFI Retail Group 2.65% 51.72% 1.41% Cake Box 8.02% 16.03% 13.19%

Which has better earnings & valuation, DFIB or CRAW?

DFI Retail Group has higher revenue and earnings than Crawshaw Group. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio DFI Retail Group £8.87B 0.01 £3.03B £17.34 0.53 Crawshaw Group N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend TSCO or DFIB?

Tesco currently has a consensus target price of GBX 478.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.92%. Given Tesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tesco is more favorable than DFI Retail Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tesco 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 DFI Retail Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Is TSCO or DFIB more profitable?

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 Tesco 2.42% 16.05% 3.93% DFI Retail Group 2.65% 51.72% 1.41%

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

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 Wm Morrison Supermarkets (MRW). These companies are all part of the "grocery stores" industry.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Cake Box?

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

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.02% 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
DFI Retail Group	2.65%	51.72%	1.41%
Cake Box	8.02%	16.03%	13.19%

DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. Cake Box pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cake Box pays out 103.1% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group	£8.87B	0.01	£3.03B	£17.34	0.53
Cake Box	£52.81M	1.63	£4.76M	£9.89	19.82

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cake Box has a beta of 0.871, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Cake Box shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Cake Box 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.

In the previous week, DFI Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cake Box'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group	Neutral
Cake Box	Neutral

Summary

Cake Box beats DFI Retail Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

In the previous week, McColl's Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DFI Retail Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
McColl's Retail Group	Neutral
DFI 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McColl's Retail Group	£1.23B	0.00	-£8M	-£0.07	N/A
DFI Retail Group	£8.87B	0.01	£3.03B	£17.34	0.53

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
McColl's Retail Group	-0.65%	-37.96%	1.39%
DFI Retail Group	2.65%	51.72%	1.41%

McColl's Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. 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 out -4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% 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.

9.6% of McColl's Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats McColl's Retail Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Crawshaw Group?

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

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
DFI Retail Group	2.65%	51.72%	1.41%
Crawshaw Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group	£8.87B	0.01	£3.03B	£17.34	0.53
Crawshaw Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, DFI Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Crawshaw Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group	Neutral
Crawshaw Group	Neutral

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats Crawshaw Group on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Tesco?

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

Tesco currently has a consensus target price of GBX 478.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.92%. Given Tesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tesco is more favorable than DFI Retail Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tesco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
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, Tesco had 7 more articles in the media than DFI Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Tesco and 0 mentions for DFI Retail Group. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat DFI Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tesco	Positive
DFI Retail Group	Neutral

Tesco has a beta of 0.598, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% 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
Tesco	2.42%	16.05%	3.93%
DFI Retail Group	2.65%	51.72%	1.41%

Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. Tesco pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% 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.

DFI Retail Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tesco	£73.71B	0.38	£1.27B	£27.10	16.37
DFI Retail Group	£8.87B	0.01	£3.03B	£17.34	0.53

52.6% of Tesco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Tesco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tesco beats DFI Retail Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Wm Morrison Supermarkets?

Wm Morrison Supermarkets (LON:MRW) and DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	N/A	N/A	N/A
DFI Retail Group	2.65%	51.72%	1.41%

DFI Retail Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wm Morrison Supermarkets. Wm Morrison Supermarkets 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	£17.92B	0.00	N/A	-£1.20	N/A
DFI Retail Group	£8.87B	0.01	£3.03B	£17.34	0.53

Wm Morrison Supermarkets pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share. DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. Wm Morrison Supermarkets pays out -6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% 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.

9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Wm Morrison Supermarkets' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DFI Retail Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wm Morrison Supermarkets	Neutral
DFI Retail Group	Neutral

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats Wm Morrison Supermarkets on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DFIB vs. The Competition

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Metric	DFI Retail Group	Grocery Stores Industry	Business Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£124.13M	£22.22B	£6.54B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	1.52%	2.87%	2.96%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	0.53	19.03	29.12	364.74
Price / Sales	0.01	29.37	413.75	87,565.51
Price / Cash	0.57	125.54	24.63	27.85
Price / Book	0.13	2.99	5.87	7.71
Net Income	£3.03B	£958.31M	£203.93M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-1.82%	0.95%	0.08%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-3.47%	1.31%	3.27%
1 Year Performance	N/A	-8.63%	40.29%	75.54%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DFIB DFI Retail Group	N/A	GBX 9.17 flat	N/A	N/A	£124.13M	£8.87B	0.53	213,000
CBOX Cake Box	N/A	GBX 198 +1.5%	N/A	+5.4%	£87.12M	£52.81M	20.02	173	Gap Up
MCLS McColl's Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£701K	£1.23B	N/A	6,403
CRAW Crawshaw Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSCO Tesco	3.3533 of 5 stars	GBX 445.70 -1.9%	GBX 478.75 +7.4%	+10.2%	£28.28B	£73.71B	16.45	49,000	Positive News High Trading Volume

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DFI Retail Group (DFIB) Competitors

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

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Cake Box?

Is DFIB or CBOX more profitable?

Is DFIB or CBOX a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DFIB or CBOX?

Which has more risk and volatility, DFIB or CBOX?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DFIB or CBOX?

Does the media prefer DFIB or CBOX?

Summary

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

Does the media prefer MCLS or DFIB?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MCLS or DFIB?

Is MCLS or DFIB more profitable?

Is MCLS or DFIB a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MCLS or DFIB?

Which has more volatility & risk, MCLS or DFIB?

Summary

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Crawshaw Group?

Is DFIB or CRAW more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, DFIB or CRAW?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DFIB or CRAW?

Does the media refer more to DFIB or CRAW?

Summary

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Tesco?

Do analysts recommend TSCO or DFIB?

Does the media favor TSCO or DFIB?

Which has more risk and volatility, TSCO or DFIB?

Is TSCO or DFIB more profitable?

Is TSCO or DFIB a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings and valuation, TSCO or DFIB?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TSCO or DFIB?

Summary

How does DFI Retail Group compare to Wm Morrison Supermarkets?

Is MRW or DFIB more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MRW or DFIB?

Is MRW or DFIB a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MRW or DFIB?

Does the media refer more to MRW or DFIB?

Summary

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