MKS vs. BKG, WTB, ENT, TW, SMDS, HWDN, BDEV, KGF, PSN, and JD
Should you be buying Marks and Spencer Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marks and Spencer Group include The Berkeley Group (BKG), Whitbread (WTB), Entain (ENT), Taylor Wimpey (TW), DS Smith (SMDS), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Kingfisher (KGF), Persimmon (PSN), and JD Sports Fashion (JD). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) and Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.
The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Marks and Spencer Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. The Berkeley Group pays out 2,185.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marks and Spencer Group pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
The Berkeley Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,614.86, indicating a potential downside of 13.16%. Marks and Spencer Group has a consensus target price of GBX 294.29, indicating a potential upside of 6.36%. Given The Berkeley Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marks and Spencer Group is more favorable than The Berkeley Group.
The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marks and Spencer Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 17.92% compared to The Berkeley Group's net margin of 3.23%. The Berkeley Group's return on equity of 13.81% beat Marks and Spencer Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 1 more articles in the media than The Berkeley Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group and 5 mentions for The Berkeley Group. The Berkeley Group's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Marks and Spencer Group's score of -0.13 indicating that Marks and Spencer Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Berkeley Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marks and Spencer Group. The Berkeley Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marks and Spencer Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Marks and Spencer Group received 448 more outperform votes than The Berkeley Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.95% of users gave The Berkeley Group an outperform vote while only 56.31% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Marks and Spencer Group beats The Berkeley Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MKS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
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