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: 371.40 to 375.10
• 50-Day Range: 350.40 to 374.50
• 52-Week Range: 272.30 to 375.70
• Volume: 15.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 15.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £25.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,378.52
• Dividend Yield: 3.49%
• Price Target: GBX 366.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Tesco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Tesco scored higher than 21% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Tesco has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Tesco has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Tesco is 1,378.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Tesco is 1,378.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 216.54.

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 2.19. 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: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Tesco pays a meaningful dividend of 3.45%, 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 4,814.81%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TSCO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Tesco has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.28 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Tesco this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

39 people have searched for TSCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Tesco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 £151,144.02 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.51% of the stock of Tesco is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.76% of the stock of Tesco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

TSCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TSCO shares performed this year?

Tesco's stock was trading at GBX 368.30 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TSCO shares have increased by 1.1% and is now trading at GBX 372.20.
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How were Tesco's earnings last quarter?

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 3rd. The retailer reported $14.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Tesco had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.07% and a net margin of 1.90%.

How do I buy shares of Tesco?

Shares of TSCO stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Tesco own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Tesco investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Meta Platforms (META), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Glencore (GLEN) and Aviva (AV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/03/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/22 Dividend: 10/10/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/22/2024
• Today: 2/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: LON:TSCO
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: GBX 366.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 400
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 350
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,378.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.60
• P/E Growth: 1.43
• Net Income: £1.90 billion
• Net Margins: 1.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.07%
• Return on Assets: 3.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 126.42
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £69.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.37
• Cash Flow: GBX 89.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.15
• Book Value: GBX 170 per share
• Price / Book: 2.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,810,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £25.35 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.51