JD Sports Fashion (JD) Competitors GBX 93.26 +1.32 (+1.44%) As of 08/22/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock JD vs. SIG, BBY, RS1, PAG, HSTG, PETS, COST, ELA, BOOT, and BIGShould you be buying JD Sports Fashion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JD Sports Fashion include Signature Aviation (SIG), Balfour Beatty (BBY), RS Group (RS1), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Pets at Home Group (PETS), Costain Group (COST), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), Henry Boot (BOOT), and Big Technologies (BIG). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. JD Sports Fashion vs. Its Competitors Signature Aviation Balfour Beatty RS Group Paragon Banking Group Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Pets at Home Group Costain Group Eland Oil & Gas Henry Boot Big Technologies Signature Aviation (LON:SIG) and JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) are both mid-cap retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Does the media favor SIG or JD? In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 5 more articles in the media than Signature Aviation. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 1 mentions for Signature Aviation. JD Sports Fashion's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Signature Aviation's score of -0.11 indicating that JD Sports Fashion is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Signature Aviation 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral JD Sports Fashion 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SIG or JD? 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SIG or JD? JD Sports Fashion has higher revenue and earnings than Signature Aviation. Signature Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JD Sports Fashion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSignature Aviation£1.41B0.00N/A-£0.80N/AJD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.45£342.20M£0.10932.60 Do analysts recommend SIG or JD? JD Sports Fashion has a consensus price target of GBX 100.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.94%. Given JD Sports Fashion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JD Sports Fashion is more favorable than Signature Aviation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Signature Aviation 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00JD Sports Fashion 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is SIG or JD more profitable? JD Sports Fashion has a net margin of 3.17% compared to Signature Aviation's net margin of 0.00%. JD Sports Fashion's return on equity of 14.97% beat Signature Aviation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Signature AviationN/A N/A N/A JD Sports Fashion 3.17%14.97%7.05% SummaryJD Sports Fashion beats Signature Aviation on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get JD Sports Fashion News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJD Sports FashionApparel Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£4.83B£5.76B£3.87B£3.22BDividend Yield0.67%3.04%3.55%5.04%P/E Ratio932.6065.4378.79164.70Price / Sales0.4564.5869.40310,111.42Price / Cash5.5727.2831.1627.93Price / Book1.984.613.645.91Net Income£342.20M£256.81M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance6.56%1.89%0.87%49.44%1 Month Performance0.28%5.14%-0.28%58.03%1 Year Performance-37.51%21.48%40.80%141.20% JD Sports Fashion Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JDJD Sports Fashion1.0805 of 5 starsGBX 93.26+1.4%GBX 100.67+7.9%-37.5%£4.83B£10.79B932.60385,400High Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900BBYBalfour Beatty2.1729 of 5 starsGBX 570+0.2%GBX 580+1.8%+43.7%£2.91B£7.72B13.31105,000RS1RS Group3.4266 of 5 starsGBX 561.53+0.2%GBX 810+44.3%-24.8%£2.65B£2.91B14.516,500PAGParagon Banking Group2.4714 of 5 starsGBX 906-0.3%GBX 983.67+8.6%+17.6%£1.81B£738.64M9.7826,500Dividend IncreaseHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group2.8342 of 5 starsGBX 227.80+1.0%GBX 273.33+20.0%-23.2%£1.04B£1.41B13.85210Positive NewsGap UpCOSTCostain Group2.433 of 5 starsGBX 165.60-0.1%GBX 105-36.6%+25.0%£443.56M£1.28B14.783,270Earnings ReportInsider TradeELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 228-0.4%N/A+3.2%£306.37M£286.51M27.128,400Gap UpBIGBig Technologies0.8493 of 5 starsGBX 89flatGBX 80-10.1%-18.5%£252.80M£53.85M19.9336,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Signature Aviation Competitors Balfour Beatty Competitors RS Group Competitors Paragon Banking Group Competitors Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Competitors Pets at Home Group Competitors Costain Group Competitors Eland Oil & Gas Competitors Henry Boot Competitors Big Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:JD) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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