Diploma (DPLM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate KYGA or DPLM?

Diploma has a consensus price target of GBX 5,097.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.91%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, KYGA or DPLM?

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% 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.

Which has preferable earnings & 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	21.07
Diploma	£1.25B	5.67	£115.40M	£87.00	60.98

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%

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 149.4%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KYGA or DPLM?

41.3% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Diploma shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diploma shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer KYGA or DPLM?

In the previous week, Diploma had 3 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Diploma and 1 mentions for Kerry Group. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Diploma's score of 0.12 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Diploma	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Diploma beats Kerry Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.