MKS vs. ENT, BKG, HWDN, SMDS, TW, KGF, BDEV, WTB, BRBY, and PSN
Should you be buying Marks and Spencer Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marks and Spencer Group include Entain (ENT), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), DS Smith (SMDS), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Kingfisher (KGF), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Whitbread (WTB), Burberry Group (BRBY), and Persimmon (PSN). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) and Entain (LON:ENT) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.
Marks and Spencer Group received 967 more outperform votes than Entain when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 98.00% of users gave Entain an outperform vote while only 56.26% of users gave Marks and Spencer Group an outperform vote.
Marks and Spencer Group has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entain has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Entain had 13 more articles in the media than Marks and Spencer Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Entain and 8 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group. Entain's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Marks and Spencer Group's score of 0.27 indicating that Entain is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Marks and Spencer Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Marks and Spencer Group pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entain pays out -1,276.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Marks and Spencer Group has higher revenue and earnings than Entain. Entain 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.
Marks and Spencer Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 287, suggesting a potential upside of 16.81%. Entain has a consensus price target of GBX 1,143.17, suggesting a potential upside of 39.96%. Given Entain's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Entain is more favorable than Marks and Spencer Group.
Marks and Spencer Group has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Entain's net margin of -19.47%. Marks and Spencer Group's return on equity of 13.81% beat Entain's return on equity.
54.6% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Entain shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Entain shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Marks and Spencer Group beats Entain on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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