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IG Group (IGG) Competitors

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GBX 1,111 +7.00 (+0.63%)
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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

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

Diploma presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,097.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.32%. IG Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,504.80, suggesting a potential upside of 35.57%. Given IG Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IG Group is more favorable than Diploma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Diploma
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
IG Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

IG Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Diploma£1.45B4.91£115.40M£1.244,286.00
IG Group£949.10M4.07£533.35M£1.051,056.14

In the previous week, Diploma had 2 more articles in the media than IG Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Diploma and 2 mentions for IG Group. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat IG Group's score of 0.14 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)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
IG Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Diploma has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IG Group has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

79.5% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Diploma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of IG Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Diploma9.25% 13.18% 8.32%
IG Group 58.42%30.53%10.37%

Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Diploma pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IG Group pays out 44.2% 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.

Summary

Diploma and IG Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IGG vs. The Competition

MetricIG GroupCapital Markets IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.86B£981.46M£6.27B£2.55B
Dividend Yield4.18%4.95%4.31%5.30%
P/E Ratio1,056.14301.071,695.175,146.21
Price / Sales4.07160.261,378.4495,209.16
Price / Cash2.7811.8849.0327.93
Price / Book2.243.583.686.23
Net Income£533.35M£130.65M£1.23B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.56%0.47%-0.24%0.08%
1 Month Performance-1.50%4.02%2.49%45.24%
1 Year Performance15.69%37.96%27.91%148.77%

IG Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IGG
IG Group
3.1497 of 5 stars
GBX 1,111
+0.6%
GBX 1,504.80
+35.4%
+14.7%£3.86B£949.10M1,057.092,754
DPLM
Diploma
0.5987 of 5 stars
GBX 5,422.50
-0.9%
GBX 5,097.50
-6.0%
+21.8%£7.27B£1.45B4,362.433,500News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
HWDN
Howden Joinery Group
1.7281 of 5 stars
GBX 812.50
-3.3%
GBX 919.67
+13.2%
-14.2%£4.42B£2.35B1,754.8612,000Positive News
DPH
Dechra Pharmaceuticals
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40B£761.50M-15,464.002,457
CTY
City of London
N/AGBX 491.55
-1.3%
N/A+11.7%£2.43B£222.11M1,112.11N/ADividend Announcement
GNS
Genus
0.2871 of 5 stars
GBX 2,510
-3.3%
GBX 2,725
+8.6%
+39.3%£1.65B£671.60M-40,483.87480
SMWH
WH Smith
2.5506 of 5 stars
GBX 679.50
-0.9%
GBX 1,178.20
+73.4%
-48.1%£846.39M£1.94B15,100.0014,935Dividend Increase
KYGA
Kerry Group
N/AGBX 78
-3.7%
N/A-14.3%£127.56M£6.97B18.4021,000News Coverage
Gap Down
CAR
Carclo
N/AGBX 52.40
-2.1%
N/A+72.7%£38.47M£121.22M-2,278.261,059News Coverage
Earnings Report
High Trading Volume
PRP
Prime People
N/AN/AN/AN/A£8.15M£19.72M10.9813,100Gap Down
AUK
Aukett Swanke Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.46M£23.61M-6.3232,200Gap Down

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