Diploma (DPLM) Competitors

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

Is DPLM or KYGA 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
Diploma	9.25%	13.18%	8.32%
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%

Which has more volatility & risk, DPLM or KYGA?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DPLM or KYGA?

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
Diploma	£1.25B	5.17	£115.40M	£87.00	55.66
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	24.28

Is DPLM or KYGA a better dividend stock?

Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 129.6%. Diploma pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts recommend DPLM or KYGA?

Diploma currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,760, suggesting a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Diploma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Diploma is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Kerry Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DPLM or KYGA?

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

Does the media prefer DPLM or KYGA?

In the previous week, Diploma had 2 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Diploma and 0 mentions for Kerry Group. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diploma	Neutral
Kerry Group	Neutral

Summary

Diploma beats Kerry Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.