LON:MKS - Marks and Spencer Group Share Price, Forecast & News

Marks and Spencer Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "MKS."

Marks and Spencer Group announced a dividend on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be given a dividend of GBX 3.90 per share on Friday, January 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Marks and Spencer Group's Dividend History.

Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON:MKS) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The retailer reported $27.80 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $27.80 by $0.00. View Marks and Spencer Group's Earnings History.

15 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Marks and Spencer Group's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 175 to GBX 330. On average, they expect Marks and Spencer Group's stock price to reach GBX 225.07 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Marks and Spencer Group.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marks and Spencer Group in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Marks and Spencer Group.

Media coverage about MKS stock has been trending neutral this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marks and Spencer Group earned a daily sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the retailer a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Marks and Spencer Group.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Marks and Spencer Group investors own include Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesco (TSCO), Aviva (AV), Vodafone Group (VOD), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), AstraZeneca (AZN), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Centrica (CNA) and HSBC (HSBA).

Shares of MKS and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

One share of MKS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 180.97.

Marks and Spencer Group has a market capitalization of £3.53 billion and generates £10.27 billion in revenue each year. Marks and Spencer Group employs 80,787 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Marks and Spencer Group.

The official website for Marks and Spencer Group is http://www.marksandspencer.com/.

Marks and Spencer Group's mailing address is Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road, LONDON, W2 1NW, United Kingdom. The retailer can be reached via phone at +44-20-79354422.