Diploma (DPLM) Competitors

Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Diploma (LON:DPLM) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has better earnings and valuation, KYGA or DPLM?

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. Kerry 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
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	24.60
Diploma	£1.25B	4.25	£115.40M	£87.00	45.77

Is KYGA or DPLM a better dividend stock?

Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 127.9%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diploma pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer KYGA or DPLM?

In the previous week, Kerry Group had 2 more articles in the media than Diploma. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kerry Group and 1 mentions for Diploma. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Diploma's score of 0.00 indicating that Kerry Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, KYGA or DPLM?

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diploma has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KYGA or DPLM?

Diploma received 116 more outperform votes than Kerry Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.60% of users gave Kerry Group an outperform vote while only 61.71% of users gave Diploma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kerry Group	Outperform Votes 166 63.60%	Underperform Votes 95 36.40%
Diploma	Outperform Votes 282 61.71%	Underperform Votes 175 38.29%

Do analysts recommend KYGA or DPLM?

Diploma has a consensus price target of GBX 4,567.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.70%. Given Diploma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diploma is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kerry Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KYGA or DPLM?

41.3% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diploma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KYGA or DPLM more profitable?

Diploma has a net margin of 9.25% compared to Kerry Group's net margin of 8.50%. Diploma's return on equity of 13.18% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%
Diploma	9.25%	13.18%	8.32%

Summary

Diploma beats Kerry Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.