Tesco (TSCO) Competitors

JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media refer more to JD or TSCO?

In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 1 more articles in the media than Tesco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 2 mentions for Tesco. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.26 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JD Sports Fashion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tesco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of JD or TSCO?

33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Tesco shares are held by institutional investors. 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Tesco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, JD or TSCO?

JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JD or TSCO a better dividend stock?

JD Sports Fashion pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. JD Sports Fashion pays out 1,000.0% 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 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tesco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate JD or TSCO?

JD Sports Fashion presently has a consensus price target of GBX 109.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.29%. Tesco has a consensus price target of GBX 375, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe JD Sports Fashion is more favorable than Tesco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JD Sports Fashion	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Tesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JD or TSCO?

Tesco received 764 more outperform votes than JD Sports Fashion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.94% of users gave JD Sports Fashion an outperform vote while only 61.63% of users gave Tesco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JD Sports Fashion	Outperform Votes 574 79.94%	Underperform Votes 144 20.06%
Tesco	Outperform Votes 1338 61.63%	Underperform Votes 833 38.37%

Is JD or TSCO more profitable?

JD Sports Fashion has a net margin of 3.17% compared to Tesco's net margin of 1.92%. JD Sports Fashion's return on equity of 14.97% beat Tesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JD Sports Fashion	3.17%	14.97%	7.05%
Tesco	1.92%	11.33%	3.93%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JD or TSCO?

Tesco has higher revenue and earnings than JD Sports Fashion. Tesco 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JD Sports Fashion	£10.79B	0.38	£342.20M	£0.10	797.60
Tesco	£66.34B	0.38	£1.27B	£19.11	19.62

Summary

JD Sports Fashion and Tesco tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.