ENT vs. MKS, SMDS, BKG, HWDN, TW, WTB, KGF, BDEV, JD, and BRBY
Should you be buying Entain stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Entain include Marks and Spencer Group (MKS), DS Smith (SMDS), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Whitbread (WTB), Kingfisher (KGF), Barratt Developments (BDEV), JD Sports Fashion (JD), and Burberry Group (BRBY). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Entain (LON:ENT) and Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Marks and Spencer Group has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Entain's net margin of -19.47%. Marks and Spencer Group's return on equity of 13.81% beat Entain's return on equity.
In the previous week, Entain had 15 more articles in the media than Marks and Spencer Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Entain and 6 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group. Marks and Spencer Group's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Entain's score of 0.32 indicating that Marks and Spencer Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Entain has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marks and Spencer Group has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Entain currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,143.17, suggesting a potential upside of 38.73%. Marks and Spencer Group has a consensus price target of GBX 287, suggesting a potential upside of 16.38%. Given Entain's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Entain is more favorable than Marks and Spencer Group.
Marks and Spencer Group has higher revenue and earnings than Entain. Entain 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.
72.2% of Entain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Entain shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Marks and Spencer Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Entain pays out -1,276.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marks and Spencer Group pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Marks and Spencer Group received 967 more outperform votes than Entain when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 98.00% of users gave Entain an outperform vote while only 56.26% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Marks and Spencer Group beats Entain on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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