Marks and Spencer Group (MKS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

M&S has a heritage of quality, innovation and value for money and has been voted the UK’s most trusted brand. From these foundations, M&S is reshaping for sustainable profitable growth and value creation. We operate as a family of businesses, selling high-quality, great-value, own-brand products and services, alongside a carefully selected range of third-party brands. We do this through a network of stores and websites globally, and together, across our stores, support centres, warehouses and supply chain, our 65,000 colleagues serve over 30 million customers each year.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 381.50 to 390.70
• 50-Day Range: 347.90 to 410.60
• 52-Week Range: 301.10 to 418.33
• Volume: 12.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 36.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £7.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.18
• Dividend Yield: 1.05%
• Price Target: GBX 422.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Marks and Spencer Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marks and Spencer Group scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Marks and Spencer Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Marks and Spencer Group has a consensus price target of GBX 422.50, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of GBX 383.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marks and Spencer Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marks and Spencer Group is 31.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marks and Spencer Group is 31.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marks and Spencer Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.20. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marks and Spencer Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MKS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Marks and Spencer Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Marks and Spencer Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marks and Spencer Group is 30.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Marks and Spencer Group has a news sentiment score of 0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Marks and Spencer Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for MKS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marks and Spencer Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £2,457,093.68 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.48% of the stock of Marks and Spencer Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.69% of the stock of Marks and Spencer Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/20/2026
• Today: 8/15/2026
• CMD 2026: 11/10/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MKS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.marksandspencer.com
• Phone: +44-20-79354422
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 64,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marks and Spencer Group: GBX 422.50
• High Price Target: GBX 480
• Low Price Target: GBX 360
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 12.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.74
• P/E Growth: 0.2
• Net Income: £501.71 million
• Net Margins: 1.50%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.86%
• Return on Assets: 6.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 111.89
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £17.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: GBX 124.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.08
• Book Value: GBX 149.92 per share
• Price / Book: 2.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,055,380,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £7.88 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.01