Tesco (TSCO) Competitors GBX 420.94 -6.16 (-1.44%) As of 12:23 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TSCO vs. JD, SIG, BBY, RS1, 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), Balfour Beatty (BBY), RS Group (RS1), 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 Balfour Beatty RS Group 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. 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% Is TSCO or JD a better dividend stock? Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. JD Sports Fashion pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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£66.34B0.42£1.27B£19.1122.03JD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.47£342.20M£0.10973.60 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer TSCO or JD? In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 8 more articles in the media than Tesco. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 7 mentions for Tesco. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.18 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tesco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral JD Sports Fashion 0 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend TSCO or JD? Tesco currently has a consensus target price of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 2.15%. JD Sports Fashion has a consensus target price of GBX 105.17, indicating a potential upside of 8.02%. 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00JD Sports Fashion 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has more volatility & risk, TSCO or JD? Tesco has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJD Sports Fashion beats Tesco on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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£28.09B£13.26B£7.43B£3.18BDividend Yield3.17%2.98%3.17%5.04%P/E Ratio22.0318.0213.46166.92Price / Sales0.4237.341,290.66448,413.15Price / Cash4.15148.13144.7427.93Price / Book2.522.089.256.35Net Income£1.27B£886.39M£999.43M£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.45%-1.34%0.60%0.77%1 Month Performance-0.60%-6.68%232.60%49.50%1 Year Performance20.86%1.27%187.09%141.61% Tesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTesco0.9822 of 5 starsGBX 420.94-1.4%GBX 430+2.2%+21.4%£28.09B£66.34B22.0349,000JDJD Sports Fashion1.194 of 5 starsGBX 87.52-0.7%GBX 165.67+89.3%-37.0%£4.53B£10.79B875.20385,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900BBYBalfour Beatty2.3462 of 5 starsGBX 570+0.2%GBX 580+1.8%+43.0%£2.91B£7.72B13.31105,000RS1RS Group3.2364 of 5 starsGBX 561.53+0.2%GBX 810+44.3%-25.6%£2.65B£2.91B14.516,500News CoveragePAGParagon Banking Group3.4367 of 5 starsGBX 906-0.3%GBX 983.67+8.6%+14.0%£1.81B£738.64M9.7826,500News CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group2.6024 of 5 starsGBX 227.80+1.0%GBX 273.33+20.0%-25.4%£1.04B£1.41B13.85210Positive NewsCOSTCostain Group2.398 of 5 starsGBX 165.60-0.1%GBX 105-36.6%+27.7%£443.56M£1.28B14.783,270Insider TradeELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 228-0.4%N/A+2.7%£306.37M£286.51M27.128,400 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 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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