Marks and Spencer Group (MAKSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marks and Spencer Group plc is a United Kingdom-based retailer offering food, clothing, home furnishings and beauty products. Its Food business sells fresh foods, prepared meals, groceries and other products through Marks & Spencer stores and selected partner locations. The company’s Fashion, Home & Beauty business provides women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, lingerie, footwear, homeware and beauty products through stores and online channels.

Founded in 1884, Marks and Spencer has grown from a market-stall business into one of the United Kingdom’s best-known retail brands. The company serves customers primarily in the U.K., with additional international activity conducted through stores, online operations and franchise or partner arrangements in selected markets.

Marks and Spencer Group is led by Chief Executive Officer Stuart Machin, who has held the role since 2022, and Chairman Archie Norman. The company’s operations include its retail stores, digital platforms, supply chain and sourcing networks supporting its food and general merchandise businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.22 to $10.33
• 50-Day Range: $9.83 to $11.10
• 52-Week Range: $8.19 to $11.32
• Volume: 64,789 shs
• Average Volume: 45,871 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.55%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Marks and Spencer Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marks and Spencer Group scored higher than 54% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Marks and Spencer Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marks and Spencer Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marks and Spencer Group are expected to grow by 9.09% in the coming year, from $0.88 to $0.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marks and Spencer Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marks and Spencer Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Marks and Spencer Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marks and Spencer Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.42, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marks and Spencer Group has recently decreased by 72.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Marks and Spencer Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.58%, 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 Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Marks and Spencer Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.67% next year. This indicates that Marks and Spencer Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Marks and Spencer Group has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Marks and Spencer Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marks and Spencer Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Marks and Spencer Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MAKSY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.corporate.marksandspencer.com
• Phone: 442079354422
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 73,301
• Year Founded: 1884

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.69
• P/E Growth: 2.5
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $1.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.91
• Book Value: $4.18 per share
• Price / Book: 2.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,040,110,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $10.70 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.00