Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 5th, 2026

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM – Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,788.75.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 7,000 price target on shares of Diploma in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Diploma from GBX 6,200 to GBX 6,800 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Diploma in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Diploma from GBX 6,600 to GBX 7,300 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th.

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Diploma Trading Up 0.1%

LON DPLM opened at GBX 7,202.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.15, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.06. Diploma has a one year low of GBX 4,800 and a one year high of GBX 7,295. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 6,989.11 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 6,128.86.

Diploma (LON:DPLM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 74.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 9.42% and a return on equity of 18.55%. The company had revenue of £851.10 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Diploma will post 163.7995512 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe acquired 177 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 6,730 per share, with a total value of £11,912.10. 1.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Diploma Company Profile

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Diploma PLC, together with its subsidiaries, supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through three business sectors: Life Sciences, Seals, and Controls. The Life Sciences sector supplies technology-enabled products used in surgical procedures in operating theatres and endoscopy; testing equipment and services for clinical laboratories; and bio-pharma, food safety and testing, and other research-oriented products.