Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 368.56 +1.06 (+0.29%) (As of 11/15/2024 12:39 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades MKS vs. ALY, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, JD, KGF, WTB, and PPBShould 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), JD Sports Fashion (JD), Kingfisher (KGF), Whitbread (WTB), and Paddy Power Betfair (PPB). Marks and Spencer Group vs. Laura Ashley InterContinental Hotels Group NEXT Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith Barratt Developments JD Sports Fashion Kingfisher Whitbread Paddy Power Betfair Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) and Laura Ashley (LON:ALY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments 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 3.31% compared to Laura Ashley's net margin of 0.00%. Marks and Spencer Group's return on equity of 15.43% beat Laura Ashley's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marks and Spencer Group3.31% 15.43% 6.30% Laura Ashley N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable valuation and 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£13.04B0.57£431.20M£0.211,755.06Laura Ashley£219.20M0.01N/A-£2.30-0.17 Does the media prefer MKS or ALY? In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 6 more articles in the media than Laura Ashley. MarketBeat recorded 6 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 -0.09 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 Do analysts recommend MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 327, indicating a potential downside of 11.28%. Given Marks and Spencer Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marks and Spencer Group is more favorable than Laura Ashley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marks and Spencer Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 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 56.31% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarks and Spencer GroupOutperform Votes107156.31% Underperform Votes83143.69% Laura AshleyOutperform Votes11766.10% Underperform Votes6033.90% SummaryMarks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. Big tech giants are quietly integrating it. Venture capitalists are scrambling to invest.Click here to discover our #1 crypto for the market right now – poised for massive growth 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£7.44B£6.30B£2.78B£1.62BDividend Yield0.81%2.08%3.98%6.84%P/E Ratio1,755.0680.19364.491,751.36Price / Sales0.5710.23391.80248,858.02Price / Cash3.086.5228.2427.44Price / Book2.614.283.412.84Net Income£431.20M£386.34M£275.31M£158.06M7 Day Performance-1.59%-0.59%-0.84%-0.63%1 Month Performance-5.68%-0.33%-1.74%3.33%1 Year Performance44.36%9.43%14.15%124.05% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer Group0.5755 of 5 starsGBX 368.56+0.3%GBX 327-11.3%+44.4%£7.44B£13.04B1,755.0664,000Analyst ForecastALYLaura AshleyN/AGBX 0.39+27.9%N/A+0.0%£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.3817 of 5 starsGBX 9,500+0.1%N/A+59.0%£15.06B£3.82B3,220.3411,200NXTNEXT0.4615 of 5 starsGBX 9,510-0.2%N/A+24.7%£11.35B£5.83B1,447.4931,947SKGSmurfit Kappa Group1.6346 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith1.0639 of 5 starsGBX 564+1.2%N/A+96.9%£7.78B£6.82B2,014.2929,519BDEVBarratt Developments1.6428 of 5 starsGBX 482.10+0.2%N/AN/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728JDJD Sports Fashion2.1977 of 5 starsGBX 118.40+1.2%N/A-16.6%£6.13B£10.79B1,184.00385,400News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeKGFKingfisher1.152 of 5 starsGBX 292.80+1.1%N/A+28.0%£5.33B£12.86B1,626.6774,525News CoverageWTBWhitbread0.8615 of 5 starsGBX 2,909-1.1%N/A-11.4%£5.19B£2.96B1,818.1339,000PPBPaddy Power BetfairN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.74B£1.87B23.617,901 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 JD Sports Fashion Competitors Kingfisher Competitors Whitbread Competitors Paddy Power Betfair Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:MKS) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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