Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 375.43 -5.27 (-1.39%) As of 04:27 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MKS vs. ALY, CCL, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, GAW, PPB, and KGFShould 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), Carnival Co. & (CCL), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), NEXT (NXT), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Games Workshop Group (GAW), Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), and Kingfisher (KGF). Marks and Spencer Group vs. Laura Ashley Carnival Co. & InterContinental Hotels Group NEXT Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith Barratt Developments Games Workshop Group Paddy Power Betfair Kingfisher Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) and Laura Ashley (LON:ALY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media prefer MKS or ALY? In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 5 more articles in the media than Laura Ashley. MarketBeat recorded 5 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 -0.16 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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MKS or ALY? 57.0% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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 3.77% 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 Do analysts prefer MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 341.67, indicating a potential downside of 8.99%. Given Laura Ashley's higher possible 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) 3 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 Which has higher 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£13.29B0.57£501.71M£25.1514.93Laura Ashley£219.20M0.00N/A-£2.30N/A 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 56.25% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarks and Spencer GroupOutperform Votes107156.25% Underperform Votes83343.75% Laura AshleyOutperform Votes11766.10% Underperform Votes6033.90% SummaryMarks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 12 of the 15 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£7.54B£6.30B£3.22B£2.59BDividend Yield0.85%1.95%3.49%4.97%P/E Ratio14.933.6820.60133.72Price / Sales0.5711.8864.99232,158.79Price / Cash3.087.5730.9428.12Price / Book2.504.303.434.58Net Income£501.71M£400.44M£262.00M£5.84B7 Day Performance-2.74%0.81%1.14%2.88%1 Month Performance2.83%-0.10%1.24%10.09%1 Year Performance47.46%5.73%1,684.17%115.85% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer Group1.4794 of 5 starsGBX 375.43-1.4%GBX 341.67-9.0%+49.6%£7.54B£13.29B14.9364,000News CoverageALYLaura AshleyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCCLCarnival Co. &N/AGBX 1,226.50-0.9%N/A+24.3%£22.16B£32.78B11.1240,000IHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.5074 of 5 starsGBX 7,592-0.7%GBX 6,159-18.9%+5.0%£15.22B£5.19B24.9211,200NXTNEXTN/A£120.50+0.4%N/A+35.8%£14.19B£5.70B18.1331,947SKGSmurfit Kappa Group1.7775 of 5 starsN/AGBX 4,200+∞N/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith2.3589 of 5 starsN/AGBX 515+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeBDEVBarratt Developments1.3512 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728GAWGames Workshop GroupN/A£145.30+0.4%N/A+61.7%£4.81B£528.22M31.822,700Dividend CutNews CoveragePPBPaddy Power BetfairN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.74B£1.87B23.617,901KGFKingfisher1.2871 of 5 starsGBX 268.40+1.1%GBX 300+11.8%+17.5%£4.74B£12.28B14.3074,525 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laura Ashley Competitors Carnival Co. & Competitors InterContinental Hotels Group Competitors NEXT Competitors Smurfit Kappa Group Competitors DS Smith Competitors Barratt Developments Competitors Games Workshop Group Competitors Paddy Power Betfair Competitors Kingfisher Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MKS) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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