City of London (CTY) Competitors

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CTY vs. DPLM, IGG, DPH, HWDN, and GNS

Should you buy City of London stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares City of London with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with City of London include Diploma (DPLM), IG Group (IGG), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), and Genus (GNS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does City of London compare to Diploma?

Diploma (LON:DPLM) and City of London (LON:CTY) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to Diploma's net margin of 8.99%. City of London's return on equity of 22.92% beat Diploma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diploma	8.99%	14.17%	8.32%
City of London	97.40%	22.92%	4.00%

68.2% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of City of London shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Diploma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of City of London shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

City of London has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diploma	£1.52B	6.03	£115.40M	£137.30	49.93
City of London	£568.96M	4.93	£294.08M	£113.99	4.82

Diploma has a beta of 0.917, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, City of London has a beta of 0.8609003, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Diploma currently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,251.25, suggesting a potential downside of 8.81%. Given Diploma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diploma is more favorable than City of London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
City of London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 60.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Diploma pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City of London pays out 18.8% 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.

In the previous week, City of London had 2 more articles in the media than Diploma. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for City of London and 1 mentions for Diploma. City of London's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Diploma's score of 0.00 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diploma	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
City of London	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Diploma beats City of London on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does City of London compare to IG Group?

City of London (LON:CTY) and IG Group (LON:IGG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, City of London had 2 more articles in the media than IG Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for City of London and 1 mentions for IG Group. City of London's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat IG Group's score of 0.00 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
City of London	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IG Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

City of London has a beta of 0.8609003, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IG Group has a beta of 0.487, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to IG Group's net margin of 35.26%. City of London's return on equity of 22.92% beat IG Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
City of London	97.40%	22.92%	4.00%
IG Group	35.26%	20.91%	10.37%

City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. City of London pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IG Group pays out 44.2% 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.

IG Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,302, suggesting a potential downside of 15.34%. Given IG Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IG Group is more favorable than City of London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
City of London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

8.7% of City of London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of City of London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of IG Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than City of London. City of London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IG Group, 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
City of London	£568.96M	4.93	£294.08M	£113.99	4.82
IG Group	£949.10M	5.36	£533.35M	£105.10	14.63

Summary

IG Group beats City of London on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does City of London compare to Dechra Pharmaceuticals?

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (LON:DPH) and City of London (LON:CTY) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Dechra Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, City of London has a beta of 0.8609003, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to Dechra Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -3.66%. City of London's return on equity of 22.92% beat Dechra Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	-3.66%	-3.92%	0.75%
City of London	97.40%	22.92%	4.00%

105.5% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of City of London shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of City of London shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

City of London has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dechra Pharmaceuticals. Dechra Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City of London, 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
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	£761.50M	0.00	-£27.90M	-£0.25	N/A
City of London	£568.96M	4.93	£294.08M	£113.99	4.82

Dechra Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share. City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Dechra Pharmaceuticals pays out -18,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City of London pays out 18.8% 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.

In the previous week, City of London had 3 more articles in the media than Dechra Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for City of London and 0 mentions for Dechra Pharmaceuticals. City of London's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Dechra Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.00 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	Neutral
City of London	Positive

Summary

City of London beats Dechra Pharmaceuticals on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does City of London compare to Howden Joinery Group?

City of London (LON:CTY) and Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) 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 valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

8.7% of City of London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of City of London shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

City of London has a beta of 0.8609003, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.298, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, City of London had 3 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for City of London and 0 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. City of London's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Howden Joinery Group's score of 0.00 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
City of London	Positive
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral

Howden Joinery Group has a consensus price target of GBX 924, suggesting a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Howden Joinery Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than City of London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
City of London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to Howden Joinery Group's net margin of 11.07%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 23.58% beat City of London's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
City of London	97.40%	22.92%	4.00%
Howden Joinery Group	11.07%	23.58%	10.70%

City of London has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Howden Joinery Group. City of London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howden Joinery Group, 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
City of London	£568.96M	4.93	£294.08M	£113.99	4.82
Howden Joinery Group	£2.42B	1.64	£253.42M	£49.00	14.96

City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. City of London pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howden Joinery Group pays out 43.5% 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.

Summary

Howden Joinery Group beats City of London on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does City of London compare to Genus?

City of London (LON:CTY) and Genus (LON:GNS) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

8.7% of City of London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Genus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of City of London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Genus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

City of London has a beta of 0.8609003, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Genus has a beta of 0.895, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Genus had 3 more articles in the media than City of London. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Genus and 3 mentions for City of London. City of London's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Genus' score of 0.21 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
City of London	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Genus has a consensus price target of GBX 3,216.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.03%. Given Genus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genus is more favorable than City of London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
City of London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to Genus' net margin of 7.07%. City of London's return on equity of 22.92% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
City of London	97.40%	22.92%	4.00%
Genus	7.07%	9.70%	3.31%

City of London has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genus. City of London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, 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
City of London	£568.96M	4.93	£294.08M	£113.99	4.82
Genus	£672M	2.30	£7.87M	£71.00	32.82

City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. City of London pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genus pays out 45.1% 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.

Summary

City of London and Genus tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CTY vs. The Competition

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Metric	City of London	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£2.80B	£2.38B	£5.76B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	4.14%	5.99%	5.27%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	4.82	25.22	15.79	366.15
Price / Sales	4.93	1,964.78	933.88	88,429.84
Price / Cash	N/A	60.17	90.32	27.89
Price / Book	1.31	1.35	4.40	7.74
Net Income	£294.08M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.17%	-0.09%	0.41%	0.82%
1 Month Performance	-4.35%	2.43%	2.25%	2.78%
1 Year Performance	17.40%	13.46%	21.92%	87.90%

City of London Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CTY City of London	N/A	GBX 550 +0.9%	N/A	+15.6%	£2.80B	£568.96M	4.82	N/A	News Coverage
DPLM Diploma	0.9497 of 5 stars	GBX 7,035 -2.6%	GBX 6,251.25 -11.1%	+57.2%	£9.43B	£1.52B	51.24	3,500	High Trading Volume
IGG IG Group	1.0319 of 5 stars	GBX 1,535.50 -1.0%	GBX 1,302 -15.2%	+40.0%	£5.08B	£949.10M	14.61	2,754	High Trading Volume
DPH Dechra Pharmaceuticals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£4.40B	£761.50M	N/A	2,457
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	N/A	GBX 793.07 -0.4%	GBX 924 +16.5%	-12.4%	£4.28B	£2.42B	16.19	12,000

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City of London (CTY) Competitors

CTY vs. DPLM, IGG, DPH, HWDN, and GNS

How does City of London compare to Diploma?

Is DPLM or CTY more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DPLM or CTY?

Which has better valuation & earnings, DPLM or CTY?

Which has more risk & volatility, DPLM or CTY?

Do analysts recommend DPLM or CTY?

Is DPLM or CTY a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer DPLM or CTY?

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How does City of London compare to IG Group?

Does the media favor CTY or IGG?

Which has more volatility & risk, CTY or IGG?

Is CTY or IGG more profitable?

Is CTY or IGG a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer CTY or IGG?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CTY or IGG?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CTY or IGG?

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How does City of London compare to Dechra Pharmaceuticals?

Which has more volatility & risk, DPH or CTY?

Is DPH or CTY more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DPH or CTY?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DPH or CTY?

Is DPH or CTY a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer DPH or CTY?

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How does City of London compare to Howden Joinery Group?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTY or HWDN?

Which has more volatility & risk, CTY or HWDN?

Does the media favor CTY or HWDN?

Do analysts prefer CTY or HWDN?

Is CTY or HWDN more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CTY or HWDN?

Is CTY or HWDN a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does City of London compare to Genus?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CTY or GNS?

Which has more risk and volatility, CTY or GNS?

Does the media prefer CTY or GNS?

Do analysts prefer CTY or GNS?

Is CTY or GNS more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, CTY or GNS?

Is CTY or GNS a better dividend stock?

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