Tesco (TSCO) Competitors GBX 444 -3.50 (-0.78%) As of 05:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TSCO vs. JD, SIG, BBY, RS1, PAG, HSTG, PETS, ELA, COST, and BOOTShould you be buying Tesco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tesco include JD Sports Fashion (JD), 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), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), Costain Group (COST), and Henry Boot (BOOT). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Tesco vs. Its Competitors JD Sports Fashion Signature Aviation Balfour Beatty RS Group Paragon Banking Group Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Pets at Home Group Eland Oil & Gas Costain Group Henry Boot JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk. Do analysts rate JD or TSCO? JD Sports Fashion presently has a consensus price target of GBX 104.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.53%. Tesco has a consensus price target of GBX 468.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.65%. Given Tesco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tesco is more favorable than JD Sports Fashion.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JD Sports Fashion 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Tesco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, JD or TSCO? JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more 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 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 1.0%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer JD or TSCO? In the previous week, Tesco had 18 more articles in the media than JD Sports Fashion. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Tesco and 9 mentions for JD Sports Fashion. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.33 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) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Tesco 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JD or TSCO? 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Tesco shares are held by institutional investors. 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JD or TSCO? Tesco has higher revenue and earnings than JD Sports Fashion. JD Sports Fashion 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 RatioJD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.49£342.20M£0.101,011.00Tesco£71.18B0.40£1.27B£0.231,952.86 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 Fashion3.17% 14.97% 7.05% Tesco 1.92%11.33%3.93% SummaryTesco beats JD Sports Fashion on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tesco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TSCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 TSCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTescoGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£28.69B£19.56B£7.34B£2.61BDividend Yield3.18%2.96%3.24%5.28%P/E Ratio1,952.86246.761,097.634,454.91Price / Sales0.4042.431,011,603.95100,339.91Price / Cash4.15148.13144.7427.90Price / Book2.651.978.928.89Net Income£1.27B£886.39M£1.01B£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.40%0.30%-0.40%0.60%1 Month Performance1.00%-2.58%-2.63%5.73%1 Year PerformanceN/A-6.58%178.05%156.95% Tesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTesco2.1331 of 5 starsGBX 443.30-0.9%GBX 468.33+5.6%+24.2%£28.69B£71.18B1,952.8649,000Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeJDJD Sports Fashion1.4019 of 5 starsGBX 93.02+4.5%GBX 103.17+10.9%-24.1%£4.82B£10.79B930.20385,400Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900BBYBalfour Beatty1.1966 of 5 starsGBX 643.50+1.2%GBX 680+5.7%+53.4%£3.16B£8.87B1,822.95105,000RS1RS Group2.1553 of 5 starsGBX 564.20+0.5%GBX 725+28.5%-27.4%£2.64B£2.90B1,735.986,500PAGParagon Banking Group3.3911 of 5 starsGBX 864+0.5%GBX 991.50+14.8%+12.5%£1.66B£517.10M895.3426,500Dividend IncreaseGap DownHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group3.5575 of 5 starsGBX 201.40-0.9%GBX 238.75+18.5%-32.5%£905.52M£1.48B1,071.28210ELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260COSTCostain Group1.7451 of 5 starsGBX 132.60+1.2%GBX 162.50+22.5%+43.4%£353.52M£1.14B1,153.043,270News CoveragePositive NewsBOOTHenry Boot2.0473 of 5 starsGBX 218.82+0.4%GBX 262+19.7%-4.7%£292.71M£328.38M1,287.168,400High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JD Sports Fashion Alternatives Signature Aviation Alternatives Balfour Beatty Alternatives RS Group Alternatives Paragon Banking Group Alternatives Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Alternatives Pets at Home Group Alternatives Eland Oil & Gas Alternatives Costain Group Alternatives Henry Boot Alternatives 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:TSCO) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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