MKS vs. PINE, ENT, BKG, WTB, HWDN, SMDS, TW, KGF, BDEV, and JD
Should you be buying Marks and Spencer Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marks and Spencer Group include Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE), Entain (ENT), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Whitbread (WTB), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), DS Smith (SMDS), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Kingfisher (KGF), Barratt Developments (BDEV), and JD Sports Fashion (JD). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Pinewood Technologies Group (LON:PINE) and Marks and Spencer Group (LON:MKS) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
Marks and Spencer Group has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Marks and Spencer Group's net margin of 1.19%. Marks and Spencer Group's return on equity of 15.86% beat Pinewood Technologies Group's return on equity.
75.1% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Marks and Spencer Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Marks and Spencer Group received 1066 more outperform votes than Pinewood Technologies Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
Marks and Spencer Group has a consensus target price of GBX 290.83, suggesting a potential upside of 14.23%. Given Pinewood Technologies Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marks and Spencer Group is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.
Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marks and Spencer Group has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Marks and Spencer Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pinewood Technologies Group.
In the previous week, Marks and Spencer Group had 2 more articles in the media than Pinewood Technologies Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Marks and Spencer Group and 4 mentions for Pinewood Technologies Group. Pinewood Technologies Group's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Marks and Spencer Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Marks and Spencer Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Marks and Spencer Group beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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