Tesco (TSCO) Competitors

JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both retail companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

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 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.

Does the media refer more to JD or TSCO?

In the previous week, JD Sports Fashion had 2 more articles in the media than Tesco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for JD Sports Fashion and 4 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, 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.

Do analysts recommend JD or TSCO?

JD Sports Fashion presently has a consensus target price of GBX 204.50, indicating a potential upside of 146.92%. Tesco has a consensus target price of GBX 400, indicating a potential downside of 2.94%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2.20
Tesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 Fashion	3.17%	14.97%	7.05%
Tesco	1.92%	11.33%	3.93%

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 3.2%. 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 preferable 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JD Sports Fashion	£10.79B	0.40	£342.20M	£0.10	828.20
Tesco	£66.34B	0.41	£1.27B	£19.11	21.57

Summary

Tesco beats JD Sports Fashion on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.