Tesco (TSCO) Competitors GBX 327.60 +1.80 (+0.55%) As of 03/25/2025 12:42 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TSCO vs. JD, SIG, RS1, BBY, HSTG, PAG, PETS, ELA, BIG, and COSTShould 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), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Pets at Home Group (PETS), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), Big Technologies (BIG), and Costain Group (COST). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Tesco vs. JD Sports Fashion Signature Aviation RS Group Balfour Beatty Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Paragon Banking Group Pets at Home Group Eland Oil & Gas Big Technologies Costain Group JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings. 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 analysts rate JD or TSCO? JD Sports Fashion currently has a consensus price target of GBX 118.75, suggesting a potential upside of 56.74%. Tesco has a consensus price target of GBX 366.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.93%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Tesco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Tesco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, JD or TSCO? JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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£10.79B0.36£342.20M£0.10757.60Tesco£66.34B0.33£1.27B£19.1117.14 Does the MarketBeat Community favor JD or TSCO? Tesco received 766 more outperform votes than JD Sports Fashion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.86% of users gave JD Sports Fashion an outperform vote while only 61.61% of users gave Tesco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJD Sports FashionOutperform Votes57179.86% Underperform Votes14420.14% TescoOutperform Votes133761.61% Underperform Votes83338.39% Does the media prefer JD or TSCO? 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 0.51 beat JD Sports Fashion's score of 0.08 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Tesco 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 1.3%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. SummaryTesco beats JD Sports Fashion on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£21.86B£13.05B£6.51B£2.61BDividend Yield3.17%2.72%3.16%4.95%P/E Ratio17.1417.3610.96152.60Price / Sales0.3312.8777.48282,666.96Price / Cash4.1566.90147.7727.91Price / Book1.962.932.864.60Net Income£1.27B£671.20M£1.01B£5.77B7 Day Performance0.43%1.20%0.26%-0.24%1 Month Performance-12.76%-3.41%-0.23%4.16%1 Year Performance11.54%9.35%46.58%133.37% Tesco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTesco1.9576 of 5 starsGBX 327.60+0.6%GBX 366.67+11.9%+11.5%£21.86B£66.34B17.1449,000High Trading VolumeJDJD Sports Fashion2.0407 of 5 starsGBX 72.60+1.9%GBX 118.75+63.6%-31.0%£3.76B£10.79B726.00385,400High Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900News CoverageRS1RS Group2.4785 of 5 starsGBX 604.50+0.2%GBX 840+39.0%-21.5%£2.85B£2.91B15.626,500BBYBalfour Beatty2.2809 of 5 starsGBX 455+1.5%GBX 542.50+19.2%+21.4%£2.32B£7.72B10.62105,000News CoverageHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePAGParagon Banking Group3.7746 of 5 starsGBX 742+0.5%GBX 875+17.9%+15.1%£1.48B£738.64M8.0126,500Dividend IncreasePositive NewsGap DownPETSPets at Home Group3.4338 of 5 starsGBX 236.20+0.9%GBX 368.33+55.9%-11.5%£1.08B£1.41B14.36210News CoverageGap UpELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260BIGBig TechnologiesN/AGBX 105+2.9%N/A-47.6%£298.25M£53.85M23.5136,200Gap UpCOSTCostain Group0.8548 of 5 starsGBX 107+0.5%GBX 105-1.9%+59.5%£286.60M£1.28B9.553,270 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JD Sports Fashion Alternatives Signature Aviation Alternatives RS Group Alternatives Balfour Beatty Alternatives Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Alternatives Paragon Banking Group Alternatives Pets at Home Group Alternatives Eland Oil & Gas Alternatives Big Technologies Alternatives Costain Group 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 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredUrgent Bitcoin alert for RIGHT NOWFormer billion-dollar hedge fund manager Larry Benedict has released the most incredible presentation of his 4...Brownstone Research | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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