IGG vs. KYGA, DPLM, HWDN, DPH, CTY, GNS, SMWH, CAR, PRP, and AUK
Should you be buying IG Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IG Group include Kerry Group (KYGA), Diploma (DPLM), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), City of London (CTY), Genus (GNS), WH Smith (SMWH), 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 Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
IG Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,562.25, indicating a potential upside of 38.25%. Given IG Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IG Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.
69.6% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of IG Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
IG Group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, IG Group had 3 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IG Group and 2 mentions for Kerry Group. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.09 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than IG Group. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kerry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 150.1%. IG Group pays out 30.7% 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.
IG Group has a net margin of 58.42% compared to Kerry Group's net margin of 8.50%. IG Group's return on equity of 30.53% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.
Summary
IG Group beats Kerry Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:IGG) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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