Diploma (DPLM) Competitors GBX 5,360 +30.00 (+0.56%) As of 12:37 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock DPLM vs. HWDN, DPH, IGG, CTY, GNS, SMWH, KYGA, CAR, PRP, and AUKShould you be buying Diploma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diploma include Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), Genus (GNS), WH Smith (SMWH), Kerry Group (KYGA), Carclo (CAR), Prime People (PRP), and Aukett Swanke Group (AUK). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Diploma vs. Its Competitors Howden Joinery Group Dechra Pharmaceuticals IG Group City of London Genus WH Smith Kerry Group Carclo Prime People Aukett Swanke Group Diploma (LON:DPLM) and Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DPLM or HWDN? Howden Joinery Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. Howden Joinery Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiploma£1.45B4.94£115.40M£1.244,312.15Howden Joinery Group£2.35B1.89£253.42M£0.461,778.10 Does the media refer more to DPLM or HWDN? In the previous week, Diploma had 4 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diploma and 4 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Howden Joinery Group's score of 0.43 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diploma 0 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Howden Joinery Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer DPLM or HWDN? Diploma presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,365, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. Howden Joinery Group has a consensus price target of GBX 919.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.71%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Diploma.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diploma 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Howden Joinery Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more risk & volatility, DPLM or HWDN? Diploma has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DPLM or HWDN? 79.5% of Diploma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Diploma shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held 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. Is DPLM or HWDN a better dividend stock? Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Diploma pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howden Joinery Group pays out 45.8% 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. Howden Joinery Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is DPLM or HWDN more profitable? Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Diploma's net margin of 9.25%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 25.70% beat Diploma's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diploma9.25% 13.18% 8.32% Howden Joinery Group 10.82%25.70%10.70% SummaryDiploma and Howden Joinery Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Diploma News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DPLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DPLM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DPLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDiplomaIndustrial Distribution IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£7.18B£4.28B£7.93B£2.61BDividend Yield1.15%4.53%4.57%5.29%P/E Ratio4,312.15566.08297.874,431.92Price / Sales4.9456.581,316.0699,742.78Price / Cash87.8260.3628.5027.90Price / Book8.042.084.948.66Net Income£115.40M£222.68M£791.48M£5.89B7 Day Performance1.04%0.01%1.54%0.31%1 Month Performance-0.83%2.28%5.16%5.78%1 Year Performance26.24%-0.04%30.32%164.09% Diploma Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DPLMDiploma1.1751 of 5 starsGBX 5,360+0.6%GBX 5,365+0.1%+26.7%£7.18B£1.45B4,312.153,500Dividend IncreaseHWDNHowden Joinery Group1.9689 of 5 starsGBX 843.50+0.8%GBX 919.67+9.0%-9.3%£4.58B£2.35B1,821.8112,000DPHDechra PharmaceuticalsN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40B£761.50M-15,464.002,457IGGIG Group4.0836 of 5 starsGBX 1,077+1.5%GBX 1,470.67+36.6%+15.3%£3.75B£949.10M1,024.742,754Insider TradeCTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 507+0.4%N/A+16.5%£2.51B£222.11M1,147.06N/ADividend AnnouncementGNSGenus2.3305 of 5 starsGBX 2,370.19+1.3%GBX 2,900+22.4%+21.4%£1.56B£672.80M-38,228.87480SMWHWH Smith2.646 of 5 starsGBX 680.27+0.3%GBX 998.20+46.7%-54.0%£847.35M£1.94B15,117.1314,935Dividend IncreaseKYGAKerry GroupN/AGBX 77-0.8%N/A-18.4%£125.39M£6.97B17.5321,000Gap DownCARCarcloN/AGBX 58.60+0.3%N/A+88.2%£43.02M£121.22M4,883.331,059PRPPrime PeopleN/AN/AN/AN/A£8.15M£19.72M10.9813,100Gap DownAUKAukett Swanke GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£5.46M£23.61M-6.3232,200Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Howden Joinery Group Competitors Dechra Pharmaceuticals Competitors IG Group Competitors City of London Competitors Genus Competitors WH Smith Competitors Kerry Group Competitors Carclo Competitors Prime People Competitors Aukett Swanke Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:DPLM) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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