Tesco (TSCO) Competitors

JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media favor JD or TSCO?

In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion and JD Sports Fashion both had 4 articles in the media. JD Sports Fashion's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Tesco's score of 0.62 indicating that JD Sports Fashion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JD Sports Fashion	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tesco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

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 1.2%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 recommend JD or TSCO?

JD Sports Fashion presently has a consensus price target of GBX 182, suggesting a potential upside of 111.23%. Tesco has a consensus price target of GBX 430, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher possible upside, 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Tesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JD or TSCO?

33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Tesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Tesco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, JD or TSCO?

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

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	0.41	£342.20M	£0.10	861.60
Tesco	£66.34B	0.41	£1.27B	£19.11	21.29

Summary

JD Sports Fashion beats Tesco on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.