Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 384.01 +9.31 (+2.48%) As of 12:42 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MKS vs. ALY, CCL, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, KGF, GAW, and WTBShould 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), Kingfisher (KGF), Games Workshop Group (GAW), and Whitbread (WTB). Marks and Spencer Group vs. Laura Ashley Carnival Co. & InterContinental Hotels Group NEXT Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith Barratt Developments Kingfisher Games Workshop Group Whitbread Laura Ashley (LON:ALY) and Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to ALY or MKS? In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 6 more articles in the media than Laura Ashley. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group and 0 mentions for Laura Ashley. Marks and Spencer Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Laura Ashley's score of 0.00 indicating that Marks and Spencer Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Laura Ashley Neutral Marks and Spencer Group Positive Is ALY or MKS 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 Laura AshleyN/A N/A N/A Marks and Spencer Group 3.77%17.23%6.30% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALY or MKS? 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 56.22% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLaura AshleyOutperform Votes11766.10% Underperform Votes6033.90% Marks and Spencer GroupOutperform Votes107156.22% Underperform Votes83443.78% Do analysts rate ALY or MKS? Marks and Spencer Group has a consensus price target of GBX 355, indicating a potential downside of 6.11%. Given Laura Ashley's higher possible upside, equities research 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 Laura Ashley 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Marks and Spencer Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALY or MKS? 57.0% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, ALY or MKS? 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 RatioLaura Ashley£219.20M0.00N/A-£2.30N/AMarks and Spencer Group£13.29B0.57£501.71M£25.1515.03 SummaryMarks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 13 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£7.59B£6.92B£3.34B£2.66BDividend Yield0.85%1.81%3.49%5.05%P/E Ratio15.033.9289.48134.31Price / Sales0.5711.8866.82215,700.57Price / Cash3.087.5731.0728.02Price / Book2.524.783.743.80Net Income£501.71M£400.44M£262.99M£5.88B7 Day Performance5.91%-0.03%-0.01%0.51%1 Month Performance-7.67%3.85%29.19%21.95%1 Year Performance31.28%7.86%2,598.84%120.89% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer Group1.4642 of 5 starsGBX 384.01+2.5%GBX 355-7.6%+30.5%£7.71B£13.29B15.2764,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastALYLaura AshleyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCCLCarnival Co. &N/AGBX 1,510+9.4%N/A+33.7%£27.28B£32.78B13.6940,000IHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.3221 of 5 starsGBX 9,093.49+5.6%GBX 6,159-32.3%+12.0%£18.23B£5.19B29.8511,200NXTNEXTN/A£119.55-2.2%N/A+36.2%£14.07B£5.70B17.9831,947SKGSmurfit Kappa GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith2.7219 of 5 starsN/AGBX 515+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeBDEVBarratt Developments1.65 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728KGFKingfisher1.0996 of 5 starsGBX 309.40+1.4%GBX 300-3.0%+17.2%£5.47B£12.28B16.4974,525News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGap DownGAWGames Workshop GroupN/A£154.90-1.2%N/A+64.9%£5.13B£528.22M33.922,700News CoverageDividend CutWTBWhitbread2.0458 of 5 starsGBX 2,838+1.0%GBX 2,860+0.8%-7.1%£5.07B£2.90B21.9539,000 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 Kingfisher Competitors Games Workshop Group Competitors Whitbread 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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