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LON:DPLM

Diploma (DPLM) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 5,200 -20.00 (-0.38%)
As of 07/18/2025 12:18 PM Eastern

About Diploma Stock (LON:DPLM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
5,175
5,274.85
50-Day Range
4,184
5,220
52-Week Range
3,532
5,625
Volume
190,932 shs
Average Volume
398,739 shs
Market Capitalization
£6.94 billion
P/E Ratio
59.77
Dividend Yield
1.10%
Price Target
GBX 5,092.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Diploma Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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21st Percentile Overall Score

DPLM MarketRank™: 

Diploma scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Diploma has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Diploma has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Diploma's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Diploma is 59.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Diploma is 59.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.33.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Diploma has a PEG Ratio of 2.82. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Diploma has a P/B Ratio of 7.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for DPLM.
  • Dividend Yield

    Diploma pays a meaningful dividend of 1.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Diploma does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Diploma is 65.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Diploma's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for DPLM.
  • News Sentiment

    Diploma has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Diploma this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Diploma to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Diploma insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £4,731.73 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.52% of the stock of Diploma is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.54% of the stock of Diploma is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Diploma's insider trading history.
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DPLM Stock News Headlines

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DPLM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Diploma's stock was trading at GBX 4,250 at the start of the year. Since then, DPLM shares have increased by 22.4% and is now trading at GBX 5,200.

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 21st. The company reported $80.20 EPS for the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 9.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.18%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of DPLM stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Diploma investors own include Ashtead Group (AHT), Unilever (ULVR), Anglo American (AAL), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Applied Materials (AMAT), Aviva (AV) and Babcock International Group (BAB).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/21/2025
Today
7/20/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Industrial Distribution
Sub-Industry
Personal Services
Current Symbol
LON:DPLM
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 5,750
Low Price Target
GBX 4,420
Potential Upside/Downside
-2.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 87
Trailing P/E Ratio
59.77
Forward P/E Ratio
31.75
P/E Growth
2.82
Net Income
£115.40 million
Net Margins
9.25%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
13.18%
Return on Assets
8.32%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
62.17
Current Ratio
2.17
Quick Ratio
0.80

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.25 billion
Price / Sales
5.56
Cash Flow
GBX 59.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
87.82
Book Value
GBX 666.76 per share
Price / Book
7.80

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
133,381,805
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£6.94 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.75
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This page (LON:DPLM) was last updated on 7/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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