IG Group (IGG) Competitors

Diploma (LON:DPLM) and IG Group (LON:IGG) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media prefer DPLM or IGG?

In the previous week, Diploma and Diploma both had 8 articles in the media. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat IG Group's score of 0.35 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diploma	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IG Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DPLM or IGG?

81.5% of Diploma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diploma shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of IG Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DPLM or IGG a better dividend stock?

Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. IG Group pays out 5,897.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IG Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is DPLM or IGG more profitable?

IG Group has a net margin of 32.24% compared to Diploma's net margin of 9.25%. IG Group's return on equity of 15.76% beat Diploma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diploma	9.25%	13.39%	8.32%
IG Group	32.24%	15.76%	10.37%

Do analysts prefer DPLM or IGG?

Diploma currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,567.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.67%. IG Group has a consensus price target of GBX 982.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.82%. Given Diploma's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Diploma is more favorable than IG Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, DPLM or IGG?

Diploma has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IG Group has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DPLM or IGG?

IG Group received 160 more outperform votes than Diploma when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.27% of users gave IG Group an outperform vote while only 61.71% of users gave Diploma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diploma	Outperform Votes 282 61.71%	Underperform Votes 175 38.29%
IG Group	Outperform Votes 442 66.27%	Underperform Votes 225 33.73%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DPLM or IGG?

IG Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Diploma. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diploma	£1.26B	4.69	£116.10M	£0.86	5,123.26
IG Group	£954.50M	3.97	£307.70M	£0.78	1,351.51

Summary

IG Group beats Diploma on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.