Tesco (TSCO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Tesco was built to be a champion for customers, serving them every day with affordable, healthy and sustainable food. Our commitment to our customers extends beyond our stores, and into every community we serve – in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. We invest in communities to help them thrive, through supporting schools and children’s groups, food banks and other good causes. In challenging times, our purpose has guided every part of the Group. Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day is what we do.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 463.60 to 468.90
• 50-Day Range: 430.20 to 490.35
• 52-Week Range: 397.50 to 520.60
• Volume: 36.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 42.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £29.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.20
• Dividend Yield: 3.11%
• Price Target: GBX 488
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Tesco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Tesco scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Tesco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Tesco is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Tesco has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Tesco is 17.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Tesco is 17.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 891.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Tesco has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Tesco has a P/B Ratio of 2.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TSCO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Tesco pays a meaningful dividend of 3.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Tesco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Tesco is 52.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Tesco has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Tesco this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for TSCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -52% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Tesco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Tesco insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £276.50 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.19% of the stock of Tesco is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.36% of the stock of Tesco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/16/2026
• Today: 7/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: LON:TSCO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.tescoplc.com
• Phone: +44-1992-632222
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 49,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Tesco: GBX 488
• High Price Target: GBX 525
• Low Price Target: GBX 430
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 27.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.03
• P/E Growth: 1.43
• Net Income: £1.27 billion
• Net Margins: 2.42%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.05%
• Return on Assets: 3.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 131.55
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £73.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.40
• Cash Flow: GBX 112.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.15
• Book Value: GBX 167.28 per share
• Price / Book: 2.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,307,281,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £29.40 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.58