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Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors

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GBX 343.80 -1.40 (-0.41%)
As of 07/4/2025

MKS vs. ALY, CCL, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, ENT, GAW, and WTB

Should 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), Entain (ENT), Games Workshop Group (GAW), and Whitbread (WTB).

Marks and Spencer Group vs. Its Competitors

Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) and Laura Ashley (LON:ALY) are both department stores industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 2 more articles in the media than Laura Ashley. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group and 0 mentions for Laura Ashley. Marks and Spencer Group's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Laura Ashley's score of 0.00 indicating that Marks and Spencer Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Marks and Spencer Group Neutral
Laura Ashley Neutral

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 Ratio
Marks and Spencer Group£13.29B0.52£501.71M£25.1513.67
Laura Ashley£219.20M0.00N/A-£2.30N/A

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

57.0% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned 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.

Summary

Marks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MKS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MKS vs. The Competition

MetricMarks and Spencer GroupDepartment Stores IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.90B£6.90B£3.34B£2.96B
Dividend Yield0.85%1.13%3.52%5.02%
P/E Ratio13.671.1471.36147.85
Price / Sales0.5251.9271.00258,997.79
Price / Cash3.083.0831.1627.97
Price / Book2.292.293.765.27
Net Income£501.71M£501.71M£262.42M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-3.72%-0.40%0.63%1.04%
1 Month Performance-5.30%1.62%2.61%5.13%
1 Year Performance16.35%22.71%2,642.49%80.73%

Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MKS
Marks and Spencer Group
N/AGBX 343.80
-0.4%
N/A+19.4%£6.90B£13.29B13.6764,000
ALY
Laura Ashley
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CCL
Carnival Co. &
N/AGBX 1,540.50
-3.1%
N/A+56.9%£27.83B£32.78B13.9640,000
IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group
0.6797 of 5 stars
GBX 8,201.19
+0.5%
GBX 6,159
-24.9%
+5.1%£16.44B£5.19B26.9211,200
NXT
NEXT
N/A£123.35
-0.3%
N/A+37.8%£14.52B£5.70B18.5631,947
SKG
Smurfit Kappa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading Volume
SMDS
DS Smith
3.0851 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 515
+∞
N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading Volume
BDEV
Barratt Developments
1.9186 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 572.50
+∞
N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728
ENT
Entain
2.4897 of 5 stars
GBX 847.80
+0.1%
GBX 1,070
+26.2%
+44.5%£5.44B£4.94B-11.5621,212Insider Trade
GAW
Games Workshop Group
N/A£162.30
-0.4%
N/A+51.8%£5.37B£528.22M35.542,700News Coverage
Dividend Cut
WTB
Whitbread
1.8053 of 5 stars
GBX 2,728
-1.3%
GBX 2,860
+4.8%
-3.0%£4.87B£2.90B21.1039,000

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This page (LON:MKS) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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