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

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 0.00 equaled Cake Box'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group Neutral
Cake Box Neutral

9.5% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Cake Box shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Cake Box shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

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 5.1%. 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53
Cake Box£52.81M1.67£4.76M£9.8920.22

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cake Box has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

DFI Retail Group and Cake Box tied by winning 7 of the 14 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

9.5% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of McColl's Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

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 0.00 equaled McColl's Retail Group'saverage media sentiment score.

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

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.

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

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats McColl's Retail Group on 10 of the 13 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

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. Crawshaw Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DFI Retail Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Crawshaw Group Neutral
DFI Retail Group Neutral

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

9.5% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned 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.

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats Crawshaw Group on 7 of the 7 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

52.4% of Tesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Tesco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% 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.

Tesco has a beta of 0.579, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Tesco presently has a consensus price target of GBX 488, indicating a potential upside of 9.71%. Given Tesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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

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.

In the previous week, Tesco had 14 more articles in the media than DFI Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Tesco and 1 mentions for DFI Retail Group. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat DFI Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tesco
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 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)
Neutral

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
Tesco2.42% 16.05% 3.93%
DFI Retail Group 2.65%51.72%1.41%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tesco£73.71B0.38£1.27B£27.1016.41
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53

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 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.

9.5% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% 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.

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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wm Morrison Supermarkets£17.92B0.00N/A-£1.20N/A
DFI Retail Group£8.87B0.01£3.03B£17.340.53

In the previous week, DFI Retail Group had 1 more articles in the media than Wm Morrison Supermarkets. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DFI Retail Group and 0 mentions for Wm Morrison Supermarkets. 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

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

Summary

DFI Retail Group beats Wm Morrison Supermarkets on 9 of the 11 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£22.72B£6.74B£2.78B
Dividend Yield1.52%2.86%3.23%6.16%
P/E Ratio0.5318.8127.67365.72
Price / Sales0.0128.07394.2786,253.69
Price / Cash0.57125.5423.2027.85
Price / Book0.133.035.687.92
Net Income£3.03B£958.31M£205.77M£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.24%4.83%-0.87%
1 Month PerformanceN/A-3.33%-0.39%-0.76%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-9.85%31.54%70.67%

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 195.25
-1.1%		N/A+11.1%£85.91M£52.81M19.74173
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
3.4329 of 5 stars		GBX 456.55
-1.3%		GBX 488
+6.9%		+11.8%£28.80B£73.71B16.8549,000

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This page (LON:DFIB) was last updated on 6/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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