Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Competitors GBX 355.80 -0.30 (-0.08%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MKS vs. ALY, IHG, NXT, SKG, SMDS, BDEV, ENT, WTB, GAW, 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), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), NEXT (NXT), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Entain (ENT), Whitbread (WTB), Games Workshop Group (GAW), and Kingfisher (KGF). Marks and Spencer Group vs. Its Competitors Laura Ashley InterContinental Hotels Group NEXT Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith Barratt Developments Entain Whitbread Games Workshop Group Kingfisher Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) and Laura Ashley (LON:ALY) are both department stores industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings & 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£13.29B0.54£501.71M£25.1514.15Laura Ashley£219.20M0.00N/A-£2.30N/A Does the media favor MKS or ALY? 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 0.46 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 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 institutionals and insiders believe in MKS or ALY? 57.0% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer MKS or ALY? Marks and Spencer Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 400, indicating a potential upside of 12.42%. Given Marks and Spencer Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marks and Spencer Group is more favorable than Laura Ashley.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marks and Spencer Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 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 SummaryMarks and Spencer Group beats Laura Ashley on 13 of the 13 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 MKS 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£7.14B£9.86B£3.83B£3.20BDividend Yield0.85%1.19%3.55%5.04%P/E Ratio14.151.1672.92166.26Price / Sales0.5453.7368.83292,899.59Price / Cash3.083.0831.1627.94Price / Book2.372.373.635.89Net Income£501.71M£501.71M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance1.07%-0.43%0.43%53.28%1 Month Performance0.96%2.01%-0.14%49.12%1 Year Performance8.41%22.28%37.25%124.96% Marks and Spencer Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MKSMarks and Spencer Group3.0117 of 5 starsGBX 355.80-0.1%GBX 400+12.4%+9.7%£7.14B£13.29B14.1564,000News CoverageALYLaura AshleyN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.84M£219.20M-0.172,980Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIHGInterContinental Hotels Group0.6559 of 5 starsGBX 8,8440.0%GBX 6,098.75-31.0%+19.5%£17.73B£5.19B29.0311,200NXTNEXTN/A£117.80+0.2%N/A+23.6%£13.87B£5.70B17.7231,947SKGSmurfit Kappa GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith3.0159 of 5 starsN/AGBX 515+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeBDEVBarratt Developments1.834 of 5 starsN/AGBX 576.67+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728ENTEntain3.8069 of 5 starsGBX 882.20-0.5%GBX 1,150+30.4%+39.7%£5.66B£4.94B-12.0321,212Analyst ForecastWTBWhitbread2.8616 of 5 starsGBX 3,103-0.1%GBX 2,280-26.5%+12.2%£5.54B£2.90B24.0039,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGAWGames Workshop Group2.3769 of 5 stars£158.10+0.9%£165+4.4%+55.6%£5.23B£528.22M34.622,700Positive NewsDividend CutInsider TradeKGFKingfisher1.6814 of 5 starsGBX 270.20+0.2%GBX 297.75+10.2%-0.5%£4.77B£12.28B14.4074,525 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laura Ashley Competitors InterContinental Hotels Group Competitors NEXT Competitors Smurfit Kappa Group Competitors DS Smith Competitors Barratt Developments Competitors Entain Competitors Whitbread Competitors Games Workshop Group 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 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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