Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 403 -1.10 (-0.27%) As of 11:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MKS vs. ALY, CCL, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, 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), Carnival Co. & (CCL), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), NEXT (NXT), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), Kingfisher (KGF), and Whitbread (WTB). Marks and Spencer Group vs. Laura Ashley Carnival Co. & InterContinental Hotels Group NEXT Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith Barratt Developments 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Does the media favor 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. Marks and Spencer Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Laura Ashley'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Marks and Spencer Group Neutral Laura Ashley Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 Do analysts prefer MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 333.75, suggesting a potential downside of 17.18%. Given Laura Ashley's higher possible 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 Which has stronger 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£13.29B0.61£501.71M£25.1516.02Laura Ashley£219.20M0.00N/A-£2.30N/A SummaryMarks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 12 of the 14 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£8.09B£6.23B£3.04B£2.47BDividend Yield0.85%1.94%3.51%4.95%P/E Ratio16.023.6019.72130.51Price / Sales0.6112.6358.16230,385.31Price / Cash3.087.5730.5727.95Price / Book2.694.233.194.42Net Income£501.71M£400.44M£257.24M£5.79B7 Day Performance10.17%-0.79%1.84%5.37%1 Month Performance20.51%-0.37%-3.13%3.79%1 Year Performance63.16%6.75%1,054.52%104.20% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer Group1.0556 of 5 starsGBX 403-0.3%GBX 333.75-17.2%+58.5%£8.09B£13.29B16.0264,000News CoverageALYLaura AshleyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCCLCarnival Co. &N/AGBX 1,134-0.3%N/A+18.5%£20.49B£32.78B10.2840,000High Trading VolumeIHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.5592 of 5 starsGBX 7,428.07-2.6%GBX 5,898.75-20.6%-1.3%£14.89B£5.19B24.3811,200Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNXTNEXTN/A£106.70-5.0%N/A+33.6%£12.56B£5.70B16.0531,947SKGSmurfit Kappa Group1.7135 of 5 starsN/AGBX 4,200+∞N/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith1.7559 of 5 starsN/AGBX 481.67+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeBDEVBarratt Developments1.2876 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728PPBPaddy Power BetfairN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.74B£1.87B23.617,901KGFKingfisher1.5724 of 5 starsGBX 248.40-2.2%GBX 301.67+21.4%+7.2%£4.39B£12.28B13.2474,525Gap DownWTBWhitbread2.1777 of 5 starsGBX 2,385.56-1.9%GBX 2,713.33+13.7%-20.5%£4.26B£2.90B18.4539,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laura Ashley Competitors Carnival Co. & Competitors InterContinental Hotels Group Competitors NEXT Competitors Smurfit Kappa Group Competitors DS Smith Competitors Barratt Developments 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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