DPLM vs. KYGA, HWDN, DPH, IGG, CTY, GNS, SMWH, CAR, PRP, and AUK
Should you be buying Diploma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diploma include Kerry Group (KYGA), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), Genus (GNS), WH Smith (SMWH), Carclo (CAR), Prime People (PRP), and Aukett Swanke Group (AUK). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
Diploma vs. Its Competitors
Diploma (LON:DPLM) and Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. Kerry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
81.5% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diploma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Diploma has a net margin of 9.25% compared to Kerry Group's net margin of 8.50%. Diploma's return on equity of 13.18% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.
Diploma has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Kerry Group had 1 more articles in the media than Diploma. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kerry Group and 2 mentions for Diploma. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Diploma currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,092.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.07%. Given Diploma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Diploma is more favorable than Kerry Group.
Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 146.7%. Diploma pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Diploma beats Kerry Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:DPLM) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
