Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 335.90 -3.30 (-0.97%) As of 07/8/2025 12:44 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MKS vs. ALY, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, ENT, GAW, 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), Entain (ENT), Games Workshop Group (GAW), Kingfisher (KGF), and Whitbread (WTB). Marks and Spencer Group vs. Its Competitors Laura Ashley InterContinental Hotels Group NEXT Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith Barratt Developments Entain Games Workshop Group Kingfisher Whitbread Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) and Laura Ashley (LON:ALY) are both department stores industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MKS or ALY? 57.0% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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£25.1513.36Laura Ashley£219.20M0.00N/A-£2.30N/A Does the media refer more to MKS or ALY? In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 4 more articles in the media than Laura Ashley. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group and 0 mentions for Laura Ashley. Laura Ashley's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Marks and Spencer Group's score of -0.12 indicating that Laura Ashley is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Marks and Spencer Group Neutral Laura Ashley Neutral 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 SummaryMarks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 MKS 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£6.74B£6.74B£3.36B£2.97BDividend Yield0.85%1.13%3.53%5.02%P/E Ratio13.361.1274.11150.92Price / Sales0.5150.7371.65244,729.07Price / Cash3.083.0831.1627.97Price / Book2.242.243.754.56Net Income£501.71M£501.71M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.71%0.07%0.66%1.62%1 Month Performance-7.16%1.61%2.63%4.25%1 Year Performance15.71%23.75%2,629.54%79.63% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer GroupN/AGBX 335.90-1.0%N/A+13.1%£6.74B£13.29B13.3664,000News CoverageALYLaura AshleyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.4631 of 5 starsGBX 8,304-0.9%GBX 6,159-25.8%+7.8%£16.65B£5.19B27.2511,200NXTNEXTN/A£124.40+0.2%N/A+35.2%£14.64B£5.70B18.7131,947SKGSmurfit Kappa GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith3.0475 of 5 starsN/AGBX 515+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeBDEVBarratt Developments1.883 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728ENTEntain2.4432 of 5 starsGBX 901-0.3%GBX 1,070+18.8%+47.5%£5.78B£4.94B-12.2821,212GAWGames Workshop GroupN/A£162.20+0.6%N/A+51.2%£5.37B£528.22M35.522,700Dividend CutKGFKingfisher1.6984 of 5 starsGBX 290.80+0.7%GBX 293.33+0.9%+9.1%£5.14B£12.28B15.4974,525WTBWhitbread1.2556 of 5 starsGBX 2,823-0.2%GBX 2,413.33-14.5%+0.3%£5.04B£2.90B21.8339,000 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 Entain Competitors Games Workshop Group 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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