Tesco (TSCO) Competitors GBX 405 +9.20 (+2.32%) As of 12:50 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TSCO vs. JD, SIG, RS1, BBY, PAG, HSTG, PETS, COST, ELA, 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), Costain Group (COST), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), and Henry Boot (BOOT). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Tesco vs. Its Competitors JD Sports Fashion Signature Aviation RS Group Balfour Beatty Paragon Banking Group Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Pets at Home Group Costain Group Eland Oil & Gas Henry Boot Tesco (LON:TSCO) and JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) are both retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in TSCO or JD? 55.8% of Tesco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Tesco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the media favor TSCO or JD? In the previous week, Tesco had 2 more articles in the media than JD Sports Fashion. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Tesco and 4 mentions for JD Sports Fashion. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.47 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tesco 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral JD Sports Fashion 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings & 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£66.34B0.41£1.27B£19.1121.19JD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.43£342.20M£0.10900.00 Do analysts recommend TSCO or JD? Tesco currently has a consensus price target of GBX 400, suggesting a potential downside of 1.23%. JD Sports Fashion has a consensus price target of GBX 109.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.67%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 & volatility, TSCO or JD? Tesco has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TSCO or JD a better dividend stock? Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. JD Sports Fashion pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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. SummaryTesco beats JD Sports Fashion on 9 of the 17 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 TSCO 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£27.03B£19.72B£6.87B£2.96BDividend Yield3.17%2.98%3.16%5.02%P/E Ratio21.1919.4613.20146.56Price / Sales0.4132.39101.14240,165.07Price / Cash4.15148.13144.7427.97Price / Book2.422.624.395.31Net Income£1.27B£886.39M£999.43M£5.90B7 Day Performance0.52%0.54%0.45%1.12%1 Month Performance3.28%-1.64%2.46%5.65%1 Year Performance33.14%18.21%67.41%82.18% Tesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTesco1.2348 of 5 starsGBX 405+2.3%GBX 400-1.2%+31.0%£27.03B£66.34B21.1949,000JDJD Sports Fashion1.2532 of 5 starsGBX 72.92-1.0%GBX 109.50+50.2%-23.5%£3.78B£10.79B729.20385,400High Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900RS1RS Group3.6045 of 5 starsGBX 556-0.7%GBX 810+45.7%-17.4%£2.62B£2.91B14.376,500Trending NewsInsider TradeGap UpBBYBalfour Beatty1.1873 of 5 starsGBX 495.60+0.2%GBX 542.50+9.5%+37.7%£2.53B£7.72B11.57105,000Positive NewsGap UpPAGParagon Banking Group3.3659 of 5 starsGBX 904-1.1%GBX 916.50+1.4%+27.4%£1.81B£738.64M9.7626,500Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group2.6111 of 5 starsGBX 256-2.0%GBX 298.33+16.5%-15.3%£1.17B£1.41B15.56210COSTCostain Group0.8713 of 5 starsGBX 142.22+0.2%GBX 105-26.2%+68.1%£380.95M£1.28B12.703,270ELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 222+2.2%N/A+8.3%£298.31M£286.51M26.408,400High Trading Volume 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 Costain Group Alternatives Eland Oil & Gas 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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