J Sainsbury (SBRY) Competitors

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Does the media refer more to SBRY or TSCO?

In the previous week, Tesco had 30 more articles in the media than J Sainsbury. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Tesco and 6 mentions for J Sainsbury. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat J Sainsbury's score of 0.27 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J Sainsbury	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tesco	12 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SBRY or TSCO?

J Sainsbury currently has a consensus target price of GBX 305, suggesting a potential downside of 9.39%. Tesco has a consensus target price of GBX 468.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.57%. Given Tesco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tesco is more favorable than J Sainsbury.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J Sainsbury	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SBRY or TSCO?

41.6% of J Sainsbury shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Tesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of J Sainsbury shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tesco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SBRY or TSCO?

J Sainsbury has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBRY or TSCO a better dividend stock?

J Sainsbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. J Sainsbury pays out 128.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tesco pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is SBRY or TSCO more profitable?

Tesco has a net margin of 1.92% compared to J Sainsbury's net margin of 0.42%. Tesco's return on equity of 11.33% beat J Sainsbury's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J Sainsbury	0.42%	1.94%	3.55%
Tesco	1.92%	11.33%	3.93%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBRY or TSCO?

Tesco has higher revenue and earnings than J Sainsbury. Tesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J Sainsbury, 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
J Sainsbury	£32.81B	0.23	£136.70M	£0.10	3,300.00
Tesco	£71.18B	0.41	£1.27B	£0.23	1,992.07

Summary

Tesco beats J Sainsbury on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.