IG Group (IGG) Competitors

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IGG vs. DPLM, DPH, HWDN, CTY, and GNS

Should you buy IG Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares IG Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with IG Group include Diploma (DPLM), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), City of London (CTY), and Genus (GNS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does IG Group compare to Diploma?

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

IG Group has a net margin of 35.26% compared to Diploma's net margin of 8.99%. IG Group's return on equity of 20.91% beat Diploma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IG Group	35.26%	20.91%	10.37%
Diploma	8.99%	14.17%	8.32%

74.0% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Diploma shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of IG Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Diploma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IG Group	£949.10M	5.36	£533.35M	£105.10	14.63
Diploma	£1.52B	6.03	£115.40M	£137.30	49.93

In the previous week, IG Group and IG Group both had 1 articles in the media. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Diploma'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IG Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Diploma	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

IG Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,302, indicating a potential downside of 15.34%. Diploma has a consensus target price of GBX 6,251.25, indicating a potential downside of 8.81%. Given Diploma's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diploma is more favorable than IG Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 60.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diploma pays out 43.8% 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.

IG Group has a beta of 0.487, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diploma has a beta of 0.917, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

IG Group beats Diploma on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IG Group compare to Dechra Pharmaceuticals?

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

74.0% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 105.5% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of IG Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

IG Group has a net margin of 35.26% compared to Dechra Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -3.66%. IG Group's return on equity of 20.91% beat Dechra Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IG Group	35.26%	20.91%	10.37%
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	-3.66%	-3.92%	0.75%

IG Group has a beta of 0.487, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dechra Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dechra Pharmaceuticals. Dechra Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IG Group, 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
IG Group	£949.10M	5.36	£533.35M	£105.10	14.63
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	£761.50M	0.00	-£27.90M	-£0.25	N/A

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dechra Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dechra Pharmaceuticals pays out -18,000.0% 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.

In the previous week, IG Group had 1 more articles in the media than Dechra Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IG Group and 0 mentions for Dechra Pharmaceuticals. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Dechra Pharmaceuticals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IG Group	Neutral
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	Neutral

IG Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,302, indicating a potential downside of 15.34%. Given Dechra Pharmaceuticals' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dechra Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than IG Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

IG Group beats Dechra Pharmaceuticals on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IG Group compare to Howden Joinery Group?

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

74.0% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of IG Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

IG Group has a net margin of 35.26% compared to Howden Joinery Group's net margin of 11.07%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 23.58% beat IG Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IG Group	35.26%	20.91%	10.37%
Howden Joinery Group	11.07%	23.58%	10.70%

IG Group has a beta of 0.487, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.298, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

IG Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Howden Joinery Group. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howden Joinery Group, 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
IG Group	£949.10M	5.36	£533.35M	£105.10	14.63
Howden Joinery Group	£2.42B	1.64	£253.42M	£49.00	14.96

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howden Joinery Group pays out 43.5% 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.

In the previous week, IG Group had 1 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IG Group and 0 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Howden Joinery Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IG Group	Neutral
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral

IG Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,302, indicating a potential downside of 15.34%. Howden Joinery Group has a consensus target price of GBX 924, indicating a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than IG Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

IG Group beats Howden Joinery Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IG Group compare to City of London?

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

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to IG Group's net margin of 35.26%. City of London's return on equity of 22.92% beat IG Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IG Group	35.26%	20.91%	10.37%
City of London	97.40%	22.92%	4.00%

IG Group has a beta of 0.487, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, City of London has a beta of 0.8609003, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, City of London had 2 more articles in the media than IG Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for City of London and 1 mentions for IG Group. City of London's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat IG Group's score of 0.00 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IG Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
City of London	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than City of London. City of London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IG Group, 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
IG Group	£949.10M	5.36	£533.35M	£105.10	14.63
City of London	£568.96M	4.93	£294.08M	£113.99	4.82

74.0% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of City of London shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of IG Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of City of London shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

IG Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,302, indicating a potential downside of 15.34%. Given IG Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IG Group is more favorable than City of London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
City of London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City of London pays out 18.8% 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. City of London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

IG Group beats City of London on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IG Group compare to Genus?

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

74.0% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Genus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of IG Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Genus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

IG Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,302, indicating a potential downside of 15.34%. Genus has a consensus target price of GBX 3,216.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.03%. Given Genus' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Genus is more favorable than IG Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

IG Group has a net margin of 35.26% compared to Genus' net margin of 7.07%. IG Group's return on equity of 20.91% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IG Group	35.26%	20.91%	10.37%
Genus	7.07%	9.70%	3.31%

IG Group has a beta of 0.487, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Genus has a beta of 0.895, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genus pays out 45.1% 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.

In the previous week, Genus had 5 more articles in the media than IG Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Genus and 1 mentions for IG Group. Genus' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat IG Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Genus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IG Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Genus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, 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
IG Group	£949.10M	5.36	£533.35M	£105.10	14.63
Genus	£672M	2.30	£7.87M	£71.00	32.82

Summary

IG Group beats Genus on 12 of the 17 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

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Metric	IG Group	Capital Markets Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£5.09B	£1.48B	£5.75B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	4.04%	6.19%	5.27%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	14.63	9.17	15.79	366.15
Price / Sales	5.36	173.38	933.96	88,429.84
Price / Cash	2.78	11.88	90.32	27.89
Price / Book	3.10	3.13	4.39	7.74
Net Income	£533.35M	£142.57M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.16%	0.72%	0.39%	0.82%
1 Month Performance	1.32%	5.66%	2.23%	2.78%
1 Year Performance	41.49%	40.12%	21.87%	87.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IGG IG Group	1.0319 of 5 stars	GBX 1,538 +1.7%	GBX 1,302 -15.3%	+40.0%	£5.09B	£949.10M	14.63	2,754
DPLM Diploma	0.9425 of 5 stars	GBX 6,690 -3.0%	GBX 6,251.25 -6.6%	+57.2%	£8.97B	£1.52B	48.73	3,500
DPH Dechra Pharmaceuticals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£4.40B	£761.50M	N/A	2,457
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	N/A	GBX 739.64 -2.8%	GBX 924 +24.9%	-12.4%	£3.99B	£2.42B	15.09	12,000
CTY City of London	N/A	GBX 543 -0.5%	N/A	+15.6%	£2.77B	£568.96M	4.76	N/A	News Coverage Positive News

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IGG vs. DPLM, DPH, HWDN, CTY, and GNS

How does IG Group compare to Diploma?

Is IGG or DPLM more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IGG or DPLM?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IGG or DPLM?

Does the media prefer IGG or DPLM?

Do analysts rate IGG or DPLM?

Is IGG or DPLM a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, IGG or DPLM?

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How does IG Group compare to Dechra Pharmaceuticals?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IGG or DPH?

Is IGG or DPH more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, IGG or DPH?

Which has better earnings and valuation, IGG or DPH?

Is IGG or DPH a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor IGG or DPH?

Do analysts recommend IGG or DPH?

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How does IG Group compare to Howden Joinery Group?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IGG or HWDN?

Is IGG or HWDN more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, IGG or HWDN?

Which has better earnings and valuation, IGG or HWDN?

Is IGG or HWDN a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor IGG or HWDN?

Do analysts recommend IGG or HWDN?

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How does IG Group compare to City of London?

Is IGG or CTY more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, IGG or CTY?

Does the media prefer IGG or CTY?

Which has better valuation & earnings, IGG or CTY?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IGG or CTY?

Do analysts rate IGG or CTY?

Is IGG or CTY a better dividend stock?

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How does IG Group compare to Genus?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IGG or GNS?

Do analysts rate IGG or GNS?

Is IGG or GNS more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, IGG or GNS?

Is IGG or GNS a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer IGG or GNS?

Which has better valuation & earnings, IGG or GNS?

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