Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 348.02 +4.42 (+1.29%) As of 02/21/2025 11:46 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades MKS vs. ALY, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, ENT, GAW, 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), Entain (ENT), Games Workshop Group (GAW), 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 Entain Games Workshop Group 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media favor MKS or ALY? In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 1 more articles in the media than Laura Ashley. MarketBeat recorded 1 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 56.28% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarks and Spencer GroupOutperform Votes107156.28% Underperform Votes83243.72% Laura AshleyOutperform Votes11766.10% Underperform Votes6033.90% Do institutionals & insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 333.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.10%. Given Laura Ashley's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 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 Which has preferable earnings and 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£13.29B0.53£501.71M£25.1513.84Laura 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. 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£6.99B£7.03B£3.36B£2.60BDividend Yield0.85%2.55%3.63%5.04%P/E Ratio13.844.1621.91162.81Price / Sales0.5311.1064.22309,391.95Price / Cash3.087.5730.1227.80Price / Book2.324.683.325.11Net Income£501.71M£400.44M£254.34M£5.68B7 Day Performance-2.19%-0.57%-0.74%-1.09%1 Month Performance2.32%-0.88%0.14%-0.84%1 Year Performance45.49%1.05%17.59%39.59% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer Group1.1562 of 5 starsGBX 348.02+1.3%GBX 333.75-4.1%+43.3%£6.99B£13.29B13.8464,000ALYLaura AshleyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.3535 of 5 stars£105.93+0.7%GBX 5,471-48.4%+16.1%£21.23B£5.19B34.7711,200Analyst ForecastNXTNEXTN/A£101.28+1.2%N/A+17.1%£11.92B£5.70B15.2431,947SKGSmurfit Kappa Group1.8991 of 5 starsN/AGBX 4,200+∞N/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith1.0713 of 5 starsGBX 582.50flatGBX 481.67-17.3%+82.0%£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeBDEVBarratt Developments1.8283 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728ENTEntain2.6669 of 5 starsGBX 764.40+2.7%GBX 1,079.67+41.2%-17.9%£4.91B£4.94B-10.4221,212GAWGames Workshop GroupN/A£145.80+0.1%N/A+41.9%£4.83B£528.22M31.932,700Dividend CutInsider TradePositive NewsWTBWhitbread2.1229 of 5 starsGBX 2,678-0.2%GBX 2,713.33+1.3%-25.9%£4.78B£2.90B20.7139,000Insider TradeNews CoveragePPBPaddy 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 Entain Competitors Games Workshop Group 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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