DFI Retail Group (DFIB) Competitors

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) and DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) are both mid-cap grocery stores industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is SBRY or DFIB more profitable?

DFI Retail Group has a net margin of 1.32% compared to J Sainsbury's net margin of 0.42%. DFI Retail Group's return on equity of 12.38% beat J Sainsbury's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J Sainsbury	0.42%	1.94%	3.55%
DFI Retail Group	1.32%	12.38%	1.41%

Which has more risk & volatility, SBRY or DFIB?

J Sainsbury has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SBRY or DFIB?

J Sainsbury currently has a consensus target price of GBX 305, suggesting a potential upside of 3.25%. Given J Sainsbury's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J Sainsbury is more favorable than DFI Retail Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J Sainsbury	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DFI Retail Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SBRY or DFIB a better dividend stock?

J Sainsbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. J Sainsbury pays out 219.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DFI Retail Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SBRY or DFIB?

DFI Retail Group has higher revenue and earnings than J Sainsbury. DFI Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J Sainsbury, 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
J Sainsbury	£32.63B	0.21	£136.70M	£5.93	49.82
DFI Retail Group	£229.14B	0.01	£3.03B	£0.35	26.20

Does the media refer more to SBRY or DFIB?

In the previous week, J Sainsbury had 2 more articles in the media than DFI Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for J Sainsbury and 0 mentions for DFI Retail Group. J Sainsbury's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat DFI Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that J Sainsbury is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
J Sainsbury	Positive
DFI Retail Group	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SBRY or DFIB?

68.1% of J Sainsbury shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of J Sainsbury shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 77.6% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

J Sainsbury beats DFI Retail Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.