Diploma (DPLM) Competitors GBX 4,466 +244.00 (+5.78%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades DPLM vs. HWDN, DPH, IGG, CTY, SMWH, GNS, KYGA, CAR, PRP, and STGShould you be buying Diploma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diploma include Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), WH Smith (SMWH), Genus (GNS), Kerry Group (KYGA), Carclo (CAR), Prime People (PRP), and Strip Tinning (STG). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Diploma vs. Howden Joinery Group Dechra Pharmaceuticals IG Group City of London WH Smith Genus Kerry Group Carclo Prime People Strip Tinning Diploma (LON:DPLM) and Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is DPLM or HWDN more profitable? Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Diploma's net margin of 9.25%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 27.75% beat Diploma's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diploma9.25% 13.39% 8.32% Howden Joinery Group 10.82%27.75%10.70% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DPLM or HWDN? Howden Joinery Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. Howden Joinery Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiploma£1.26B4.75£116.10M£0.865,193.02Howden Joinery Group£2.35B1.92£254.40M£0.461,783.70 Is DPLM or HWDN a better dividend stock? Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Diploma pays out 6,627.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Howden Joinery Group pays out 4,565.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Howden Joinery Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DPLM or HWDN? Howden Joinery Group received 386 more outperform votes than Diploma when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.45% of users gave Howden Joinery Group an outperform vote while only 61.98% of users gave Diploma an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDiplomaOutperform Votes28261.98% Underperform Votes17338.02% Howden Joinery GroupOutperform Votes66872.45% Underperform Votes25427.55% Which has more volatility & risk, DPLM or HWDN? Diploma has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in DPLM or HWDN? 81.5% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diploma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate DPLM or HWDN? Diploma presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,616.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.37%. Howden Joinery Group has a consensus target price of GBX 923.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Diploma.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diploma 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Howden Joinery Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor DPLM or HWDN? In the previous week, Diploma had 10 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Diploma and 3 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. Howden Joinery Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Diploma's score of 0.56 indicating that Howden Joinery Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diploma 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Howden Joinery Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHowden Joinery Group beats Diploma on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchShocking footage from Bill Gates’ $100,000,000,000 AI BetIf you missed out on Nvidia, watch this video I just made.Click here for full details. Get Diploma News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DPLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DPLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDiplomaIndustrial Distribution IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.99B£3.82B£4.16B£1.60BDividend Yield1.31%4.46%4.32%11.57%P/E Ratio5,193.02570.16507.241,629.31Price / Sales4.7558.87444.63248,106.54Price / Cash87.8260.3628.6932.80Price / Book6.852.013.322.88Net Income£116.10M£220.15M£188.12M£172.51M7 Day Performance-2.93%0.58%-0.06%-0.02%1 Month Performance4.05%0.63%-0.28%-0.43%1 Year Performance33.55%14.50%28.92%24.84% Diploma Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DPLMDiploma0.7572 of 5 starsGBX 4,466+5.8%GBX 4,616.67+3.4%+33.3%£5.99B£1.26B5,193.023,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeNews CoverageHWDNHowden Joinery Group1.7577 of 5 starsGBX 809+0.6%GBX 923.33+14.1%+18.1%£4.45B£2.35B1,761.9612,000Positive NewsDPHDechra PharmaceuticalsN/AGBX 3,866flatN/A+1.2%£4.40B£761.50M-15,464.002,457IGGIG Group1.0308 of 5 starsGBX 947.50+1.5%GBX 982.33+3.7%+38.9%£3.40B£954.50M1,205.852,754CTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 427+0.9%N/A+9.0%£2.11B£140.56M1,708.00N/ADividend AnnouncementSMWHWH Smith1.6486 of 5 starsGBX 1,241-1.9%GBX 1,456.67+17.4%-5.4%£1.62B£1.86B2,532.6514,935Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGNSGenus2.7713 of 5 starsGBX 1,644-2.5%GBX 2,150+30.8%-16.6%£1.08B£668.80M13,700.00480Analyst ForecastNews CoverageKYGAKerry GroupN/AGBX 88.30-0.9%N/A+17.8%£150.24M£7.78B22.8921,000Gap DownCARCarcloN/AGBX 32.40+3.5%N/A+177.4%£23.79M£132.67M-784.001,059PRPPrime PeopleN/AGBX 67-10.1%N/A+0.0%£8.15M£19.72M10.9813,100Gap DownSTGStrip TinningN/AGBX 34.50-5.5%N/A-14.5%£6.29M£9.96M-202.944,060Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Howden Joinery Group Competitors Dechra Pharmaceuticals Competitors IG Group Competitors City of London Competitors WH Smith Competitors Genus Competitors Kerry Group Competitors Carclo Competitors Prime People Competitors Strip Tinning Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:DPLM) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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