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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?

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

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.

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

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 Group2.65% 51.72% 1.41%
Cake Box 8.02%16.03%13.19%

9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Cake Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Cake Box shares are owned by company 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 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
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53
Cake Box£52.81M1.62£4.76M£9.8919.67

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

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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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

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

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.

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
McColl's Retail Group£1.23B0.00-£8M-£0.07N/A
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53

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

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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

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

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

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

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

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 Group2.65% 51.72% 1.41%
Crawshaw Group N/A N/A N/A

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?

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

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

In the previous week, Tesco had 10 more articles in the media than DFI Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Tesco and 0 mentions for DFI Retail Group. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat DFI Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group Neutral
Tesco Positive

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 3.1%. 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.

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£73.71B0.39£1.27B£27.1016.90

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.598, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Tesco has a consensus target price of GBX 478.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.55%. Given Tesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 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 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFI Retail Group compare to J Sainsbury?

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

DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. J Sainsbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of J Sainsbury shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of J Sainsbury 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.

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
DFI Retail Group2.65% 51.72% 1.41%
J Sainsbury 1.14%6.12%3.55%

J Sainsbury has a consensus target price of GBX 323.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.28%. Given J Sainsbury's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe J Sainsbury 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
J Sainsbury
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

DFI Retail Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53
J Sainsbury£33.65B0.20£136.70M£16.9018.20

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J Sainsbury has a beta of 1.037, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, J Sainsbury had 4 more articles in the media than DFI Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for J Sainsbury and 0 mentions for DFI Retail Group. J Sainsbury's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat DFI Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that J Sainsbury is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group Neutral
J Sainsbury Positive

Summary

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

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DFIB vs. The Competition

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MetricDFI Retail GroupGrocery Stores IndustryBusiness SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£124.13M£22.12B£6.41B£2.79B
Dividend Yield1.52%2.86%3.12%6.09%
P/E Ratio0.5319.6431.75365.97
Price / Sales0.0128.55435.7488,465.78
Price / Cash0.57125.5423.4427.89
Price / Book0.132.936.627.71
Net Income£3.03B£958.31M£200.59M£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.31%-1.24%0.51%
1 Month PerformanceN/A-1.88%0.74%2.49%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-6.27%35.64%87.54%

DFI Retail Group Competitors List

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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 190
-1.6%		N/A+8.1%£83.60M£52.81M19.21173
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
3.1398 of 5 stars		GBX 475.45
-0.5%		GBX 478.75
+0.7%		+25.5%£30.22B£73.71B17.5449,000

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This page (LON:DFIB) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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