Marks & Spencer Group(MKS)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£3,827.35m

Change Today

Price Down-4.25p

Share Price

242.75p

FTSE 100 movers: Bid talk sparks M&S revival

Date: Tuesday 08 Jul 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Marks & Spencer is leading FTSE 100's fightback helped by the two pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca.

Traders suggest bargain hunters have moved into M&S after the trading update last week that sent its share price tumbling. Vague bid talk also encouraged the buyers,though previous bidder Philip Green denied he had bought any shares.

"I haven't bought any shares, and I don't own any shares in any retailer," Green told reporters. The retailer's AGM is tomorrow with chief executive Stuart Rose facing a widespread revolt over the move to make himself executive chairman.

Oil prices fell back yesterday sending transport stocks higher. British Airways and FirstGroup both recover some lost ground as the crude price retreats to below $140 per barrel.

FTSE 100 - Risers
Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 228.50p +5.30%
British Airways (BAY) 216.25p +4.98%
Next (NXT) 878.50p +2.63%
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 1,210.50p +2.54%
Petrofac Ltd (PFC) 716.50p +2.36%
Centrica (CNA) 311.25p +2.13%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 260.50p +1.76%
FirstGroup (FGP) 543.50p +1.30%

FTSE 100 - Fallers
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) 668.00p -7.48%
Wolseley (WOS) 297.75p -4.26%
ITV (ITV) 40.00p -3.85%
Enterprise Inns (ETI) 350.25p -3.65%
Anglo American (AAL) 3,052.00p -3.36%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 589.50p -3.28%
Man Group (EMG) 571.00p -3.14%
Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 207.50p -3.04%




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MKS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 242.75p Price Down
Change Today -4.25p
52 Week High 653.00
52 Week Low 217.00
Volume 13,779,034
Shares Issued 1,576.66m
Market Cap £3,827.35m
Beta 1.26
RiskGrade 330

Performance Indicators

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
55.77% above the market average55.77% above the market average55.77% above the market average55.77% above the market average55.77% above the market average
24.32% above the sector average24.32% above the sector average24.32% above the sector average24.32% above the sector average24.32% above the sector average
Price Trend
69.14% below the market average69.14% below the market average69.14% below the market average69.14% below the market average69.14% below the market average
45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average45.45% below the sector average
Income
90.45% above the market average90.45% above the market average90.45% above the market average90.45% above the market average90.45% above the market average
75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average
Growth
21.75% below the market average21.75% below the market average21.75% below the market average21.75% below the market average21.75% below the market average
15.49% above the sector average15.49% above the sector average15.49% above the sector average15.49% above the sector average15.49% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average55.38% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
P/E
60.16% above the market average60.16% above the market average60.16% above the market average60.16% above the market average60.16% above the market average
46.15% above the sector average46.15% above the sector average46.15% above the sector average46.15% above the sector average46.15% above the sector average
PEG
31.42% below the market average31.42% below the market average31.42% below the market average31.42% below the market average31.42% below the market average
54.84% below the sector average54.84% below the sector average54.84% below the sector average54.84% below the sector average54.84% below the sector average
Dividend Yield
73.97% above the market average73.97% above the market average73.97% above the market average73.97% above the market average73.97% above the market average
52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average
EPS Growth
28.93% below the market average28.93% below the market average28.93% below the market average28.93% below the market average28.93% below the market average
20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average20.83% below the sector average
Operating Margin
28.06% above the market average28.06% above the market average28.06% above the market average28.06% above the market average28.06% above the market average
76.32% above the sector average76.32% above the sector average76.32% above the sector average76.32% above the sector average76.32% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 14
Sell 3
Strong Sell 5
Total 25
neutral
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MKS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 28-May-08 14-Nov-07
Paid 11-Jul-08 11-Jan-08
Amount 14.20p 8.30p

Trades for 05-Sep-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:20 4,982 @ 242.75p
16:20 1,177 @ 242.75p
16:20 1,067 @ 242.50p
16:20 131 @ 242.50p
16:20 16,556 @ 242.50p

MKS Key Personnel

Finance Director Ian Dyson

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