Tesco (TSCO) Competitors GBX 416.20 +4.10 (+0.99%) As of 12:43 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 JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both retail companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, JD or TSCO? JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.51, indicating 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 1.2%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Which has better 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.41£342.20M£0.10845.00Tesco£66.34B0.42£1.27B£19.1121.78 Does the media refer more to JD or TSCO? In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 1 more articles in the media than Tesco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 5 mentions for Tesco. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of -0.01 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Tesco 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 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 Fashion3.17% 14.97% 7.05% Tesco 1.92%11.33%3.93% Do insiders & 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Tesco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate JD or TSCO? JD Sports Fashion presently has a consensus target price of GBX 204.50, indicating a potential upside of 142.01%. Tesco has a consensus target price of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 3.32%. 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 JD Sports Fashion 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Tesco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryTesco beats JD Sports Fashion on 10 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. 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£27.77B£19.82B£6.92B£3.02BDividend Yield3.17%2.98%3.17%5.02%P/E Ratio21.7820.1013.63165.88Price / Sales0.4234.8286.81285,131.44Price / Cash4.15148.13144.7427.97Price / Book2.492.664.194.46Net Income£1.27B£886.39M£999.43M£5.90B7 Day Performance3.76%0.97%-0.36%3.82%1 Month Performance3.98%-0.38%-1.12%9.81%1 Year Performance28.10%12.87%66.15%74.29% Tesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTesco1.3201 of 5 starsGBX 416.20+1.0%GBX 430+3.3%+28.1%£27.77B£66.34B21.7849,000Analyst ForecastJDJD Sports Fashion1.6572 of 5 starsGBX 90.04-1.3%GBX 109.50+21.6%-30.2%£4.66B£10.79B900.40385,400High Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900RS1RS Group3.3436 of 5 starsGBX 573-1.4%GBX 810+41.4%-26.3%£2.70B£2.91B14.816,500Analyst ForecastBBYBalfour Beatty1.3076 of 5 starsGBX 517+1.4%GBX 542.50+4.9%+29.6%£2.64B£7.72B12.07105,000News CoveragePAGParagon Banking Group2.7415 of 5 starsGBX 931.50+1.0%GBX 938+0.7%+26.0%£1.86B£738.64M10.0526,500Dividend IncreaseHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePETSPets at Home Group1.632 of 5 starsGBX 248.20+0.2%GBX 298.33+20.2%-20.5%£1.13B£1.41B15.09210COSTCostain Group0.965 of 5 starsGBX 148+1.4%GBX 105-29.1%+74.7%£396.42M£1.28B13.213,270ELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 233.98-3.1%N/A-4.3%£314.41M£286.51M27.838,400 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[ATTENTION] This Crypto Rocket Is About Launch…Every crypto bull market ends with a final surge — the window where fortunes are made fast. 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