Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 339.50 +7.00 (+2.11%) As of 05:44 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MKS vs. ALY, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, GAW, PPB, KGF, and WTBShould you be buying Marks and Spencer Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marks and Spencer Group include Laura Ashley (ALY), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), NEXT (NXT), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Games Workshop Group (GAW), Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), Kingfisher (KGF), and Whitbread (WTB). Marks and Spencer Group vs. Laura Ashley InterContinental Hotels Group NEXT Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith Barratt Developments Games Workshop Group Paddy Power Betfair Kingfisher Whitbread Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) and Laura Ashley (LON:ALY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and community ranking. Is MKS or ALY more profitable? Marks and Spencer Group has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Laura Ashley's net margin of 0.00%. Marks and Spencer Group's return on equity of 17.23% beat Laura Ashley's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marks and Spencer Group3.77% 17.23% 6.30% Laura Ashley N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer MKS or ALY? In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 5 more articles in the media than Laura Ashley. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group and 0 mentions for Laura Ashley. Marks and Spencer Group's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Laura Ashley's score of 0.00 indicating that Marks and Spencer Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Marks and Spencer Group Neutral Laura Ashley Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in MKS or ALY? 57.0% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 333.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Laura Ashley's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Laura Ashley is more favorable than Marks and Spencer Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marks and Spencer Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Laura Ashley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group received 954 more outperform votes than Laura Ashley when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.10% of users gave Laura Ashley an outperform vote while only 56.25% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarks and Spencer GroupOutperform Votes107156.25% Underperform Votes83343.75% Laura AshleyOutperform Votes11766.10% Underperform Votes6033.90% Which has higher valuation & earnings, MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group has higher revenue and earnings than Laura Ashley. Laura Ashley 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarks and Spencer Group£13.29B0.51£501.71M£25.1513.50Laura Ashley£219.20M0.00N/A-£2.30N/A SummaryMarks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Marks and Spencer Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MKS 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 MKS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarks and Spencer GroupDepartment Stores IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£6.81B£6.58B£3.24B£2.60BDividend Yield0.85%3.08%3.51%4.95%P/E Ratio13.503.9020.41140.53Price / Sales0.5110.7559.99279,984.68Price / Cash3.087.5730.6827.96Price / Book2.264.533.144.61Net Income£501.71M£400.44M£258.86M£5.78B7 Day Performance3.19%-0.46%-0.41%0.19%1 Month Performance-3.80%-2.89%14.46%5.19%1 Year Performance28.65%-1.94%1,604.28%127.33% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer Group1.3717 of 5 starsGBX 339.50+2.1%GBX 333.75-1.7%+31.4%£6.81B£13.29B13.5064,000ALYLaura AshleyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.6896 of 5 starsGBX 8,626-0.2%GBX 5,898.75-31.6%+4.0%£17.29B£5.19B28.3111,200Positive NewsNXTNEXTN/AGBX 9,584-1.0%N/A+6.7%£11.28B£5.70B14.4231,947SKGSmurfit Kappa Group1.8196 of 5 starsN/AGBX 4,200+∞N/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith2.3733 of 5 starsN/AGBX 481.67+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeBDEVBarratt Developments1.48 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728GAWGames Workshop GroupN/A£146.60-1.6%N/A+43.2%£4.85B£528.22M32.102,700Dividend CutPPBPaddy Power BetfairN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.74B£1.87B23.617,901KGFKingfisher2.6857 of 5 starsGBX 263.30+2.3%GBX 301.67+14.6%+1.0%£4.65B£12.28B14.0374,525Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoverageWTBWhitbread1.4931 of 5 starsGBX 2,541+1.7%GBX 2,713.33+6.8%-21.5%£4.54B£2.90B19.6539,000 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laura Ashley Competitors InterContinental Hotels Group Competitors NEXT Competitors Smurfit Kappa Group Competitors DS Smith Competitors Barratt Developments Competitors Games Workshop Group Competitors Paddy Power Betfair Competitors Kingfisher Competitors Whitbread Competitors 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:MKS) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | 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 | SponsoredDOGE 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 | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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