I downgrade Tesco stock from buy to hold as its valuation has caught up with near-term growth expectations despite strong fundamentals and market share gains. TSCDY's recent results showed robust revenue and profit growth, with significant market share gains in the UK and ROI, validating its performance potential. The retail media segment presents a promising growth opportunity, but I need more qualitative data to gain confidence in its impact on earnings.
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Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) impressed investors and analysts with its interim results on Thursday, which included a small upward tweak to its full-year profit guidance. The results were "strong" said UBS, most notably group adjusted profits of £1.65 billion comfortably beating consensus forecasts of £1.53 billion.
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) nudged up its full-year profit guidance as it grew its share of the UK grocery market and despite slower sales growth in the second quarter. Retail like-for-like sales grew 2.9% in the 26 weeks to 24 August, down from the 3.4% rate seen in the first quarter.
Tesco , Britain's biggest supermarket group, on Thursday raised its profit guidance for the year as it reported a 10% increase in first-half core profit that reflected market share gains.
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) half-year update is expected to show the group's growing dominance of the UK grocery business reflected in its numbers. UBS sees the UK's number one supermarket posting underlying profits of £1.54 billion, up 6%, while on the revenue front good volume growth to be offset by the recent drop in food prices.
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) and J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) have been called out for misleading customers over in-store plastic recycling schemes. Tracking of soft plastics placed in the supermarket's recycling stations between July 2023 and last February found most waste ended up being burned, according to campaigner Everyday Plastic and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
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Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) has been accused of using incomparable products for its price-matching scheme with Aldi. Research by the BBC found that 122 products including chicken nuggets, blackcurrant squash and chicken kievs contained less of the key ingredient than Aldi's alternative.
Citi analysts expect to see Britain's largest supermarket Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) increase its market share when it reports its first-half results next month. Analysts are forecasting a 3.8% rise in like-for-like sales, representing a steady acceleration from the 3.4% of growth seen in the first half of 2023.
Tesco PLC (LSE:TSCO) has lost a legal case in the UK's Supreme Court over laying off staff at certain distribution centres and then rehiring them on lower pay. Five justices unanimously agreed Tesco should be blocked from the practice on Thursday, following a legal case from the Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers.