Tesco (TSCO) Competitors GBX 381.70 +0.20 (+0.05%) As of 12:08 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TSCO vs. JD, SIG, RS1, BBY, 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), RS Group (RS1), Balfour Beatty (BBY), 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. JD Sports Fashion Signature Aviation RS Group Balfour Beatty Paragon Banking Group Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Pets at Home Group Eland Oil & Gas Costain Group Henry Boot Tesco (LON:TSCO) and JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Is TSCO or JD a better dividend stock? Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. JD Sports Fashion pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Tesco pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TSCO or JD? 55.8% of Tesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Tesco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer TSCO or JD? In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 2 more articles in the media than Tesco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 5 mentions for Tesco. JD Sports Fashion's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Tesco's score of 0.51 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 Tesco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive JD Sports Fashion 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer TSCO or JD? Tesco currently has a consensus price target of GBX 400, indicating a potential upside of 4.36%. JD Sports Fashion has a consensus price target of GBX 109.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.58%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JD Sports Fashion is more favorable than Tesco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tesco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00JD Sports Fashion 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has more risk and volatility, TSCO or JD? Tesco has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TSCO or JD 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 Tesco1.92% 11.33% 3.93% JD Sports Fashion 3.17%14.97%7.05% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TSCO or JD? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTesco£66.34B0.39£1.27B£19.1120.06JD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.41£342.20M£0.10851.60 Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSCO or JD? Tesco received 763 more outperform votes than JD Sports Fashion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.97% of users gave JD Sports Fashion an outperform vote while only 61.63% of users gave Tesco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTescoOutperform Votes133861.63% Underperform Votes83338.37% JD Sports FashionOutperform Votes57579.97% Underperform Votes14420.03% SummaryJD Sports Fashion beats Tesco on 11 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TSCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTescoGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£25.58B£14.45B£6.94B£2.61BDividend Yield3.17%2.68%3.16%5.05%P/E Ratio20.0622.9512.06134.24Price / Sales0.3913.9680.33216,714.40Price / Cash4.1566.90147.7728.03Price / Book2.293.272.983.79Net Income£1.27B£671.20M£1.01B£5.88B7 Day Performance4.70%0.43%1.25%-0.06%1 Month Performance7.37%2.50%18.97%20.96%1 Year Performance22.73%19.81%62.85%129.21% Tesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTesco1.0752 of 5 starsGBX 381.70+0.1%GBX 400+4.8%+22.4%£25.47B£66.34B19.9849,000JDJD Sports Fashion1.8974 of 5 starsGBX 92.74+1.6%GBX 109.50+18.1%-31.1%£4.80B£10.79B927.40385,400News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900RS1RS Group3.1225 of 5 starsGBX 587.50-0.3%GBX 840+43.0%-30.1%£2.77B£2.91B15.186,500News CoverageEarnings ReportBBYBalfour Beatty1.2063 of 5 starsGBX 493.80+1.4%GBX 542.50+9.9%+36.4%£2.52B£7.72B11.53105,000News CoveragePAGParagon Banking Group2.5764 of 5 starsGBX 896.50-1.4%GBX 875-2.4%+18.9%£1.79B£738.64M9.6826,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap DownHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group2.6759 of 5 starsGBX 255.80+0.2%GBX 298.33+16.6%-8.4%£1.17B£1.41B15.55210News CoveragePositive NewsELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260COSTCostain Group0.7073 of 5 starsGBX 123-1.3%GBX 105-14.6%+47.5%£329.45M£1.28B10.983,270BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 221-0.5%N/A+7.8%£296.96M£286.51M26.288,400News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JD Sports Fashion Alternatives Signature Aviation Alternatives RS Group Alternatives Balfour Beatty 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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