IGG vs. DPLM, HWDN, DPH, CTY, GNS, SMWH, KYGA, CAR, PRP, and AUK
Should you be buying IG Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IG Group include Diploma (DPLM), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), 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.
IG Group vs. Its Competitors
IG Group (LON:IGG) and Diploma (LON:DPLM) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.
IG Group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% 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.
In the previous week, IG Group had 2 more articles in the media than Diploma. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for IG Group and 1 mentions for Diploma. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Diploma's score of 0.76 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IG Group has a net margin of 58.42% compared to Diploma's net margin of 9.25%. IG Group's return on equity of 30.53% beat Diploma's return on equity.
IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diploma pays out 47.7% 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. IG Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
74.0% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of IG Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Diploma shares are owned 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.
IG Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Diploma. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
IG Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,470.67, suggesting a potential upside of 37.06%. Diploma has a consensus price target of GBX 5,365, suggesting a potential upside of 1.61%. Given IG Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe IG Group is more favorable than Diploma.
Summary
IG Group beats Diploma on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:IGG) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
