LON:MKS - Marks and Spencer Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

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, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 31st will be given a dividend of GBX 11.90 per share on Friday, July 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 31st. This is a boost from Marks and Spencer Group's previous dividend of $6.80. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Marks and Spencer Group's Dividend History.

Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON:MKS) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The retailer reported $27.80 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $27.80 by $0.00. Marks and Spencer Group had a return on equity of 5.62% and a net margin of 1.65%. View Marks and Spencer Group's Earnings History.

17 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Marks and Spencer Group's shares. Their predictions range from GBX 250 to GBX 400. On average, they anticipate Marks and Spencer Group's stock price to reach GBX 313.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Marks and Spencer Group.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marks and Spencer Group in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media stories about MKS stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Marks and Spencer Group earned a coverage optimism score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the retailer an impact score of 44.72 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

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 311.10.

Marks and Spencer Group has a market capitalization of £4.48 billion.

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.