CTY vs. DPLM, HWDN, DPH, IGG, GNS, SMWH, CAR, PRP, AUK, and STG
Should you be buying City of London stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of City of London include Diploma (DPLM), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), IG Group (IGG), Genus (GNS), WH Smith (SMWH), Carclo (CAR), Prime People (PRP), Aukett Swanke Group (AUK), and Strip Tinning (STG). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
City of London vs. Its Competitors
City of London (LON:CTY) and Diploma (LON:DPLM) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
City of London has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Diploma. City of London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, City of London had 9 more articles in the media than Diploma. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for City of London and 1 mentions for Diploma. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat City of London's score of -0.22 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. City of London pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diploma pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. City of London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
City of London has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diploma has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Diploma has a consensus price target of GBX 5,097.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.81%. Given Diploma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diploma is more favorable than City of London.
8.7% of City of London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of City of London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Diploma shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
City of London has a net margin of 95.77% compared to Diploma's net margin of 9.25%. City of London's return on equity of 14.45% beat Diploma's return on equity.
Summary
Diploma beats City of London on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CTY) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
