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Diploma news analysis
Diploma (LSE: DPLM) is in the FTSE 100. 16 of the last 21 days had relevant coverage.
Latest: Tuesday 20 October 2026
−3.0 from 1 relevant story. The only relevant coverage reported Diploma shares easing after a strong run. The tone is mildly negative as it describes a pullback rather than any company-specific news.
Tone over time
Coverage of Diploma worsened between 30 September 2026 and 20 October 2026
Daily news tone, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). Gaps are days with no relevant stories.
Tone fell 132% from 10 to −3 between 30 Sep and 20 Oct. Its high was 10 in 1 Oct.
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15 days of 16 had fewer than 3 relevant stories, so those points are thin evidence. Numbered markers are the days with the strongest single headline (key below). This is the tone of coverage, not a share price.Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Tone |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep | 10 |
| 1 Oct | 10 |
| 2 Oct | 6 |
| 3 Oct | 10 |
| 4 Oct | 7 |
| 5 Oct | 5 |
| 6 Oct | 8 |
| 7 Oct | 10 |
| 8 Oct | – |
| 9 Oct | 10 |
| 10 Oct | 10 |
| 11 Oct | – |
| 12 Oct | – |
| 13 Oct | 10 |
| 14 Oct | 3 |
| 15 Oct | – |
| 16 Oct | 3 |
| 17 Oct | 8 |
| 18 Oct | 7 |
| 19 Oct | – |
| 20 Oct | −3 |
Day by day
| Day | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | −3.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage reported Diploma shares easing after a strong run. |
| Monday 19 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Sunday 18 October 2026 | +7.0 | 1 | Coverage centred on analysts setting a consensus price target of 7,400p for Diploma shares, which leans mildly positive. |
| Saturday 17 October 2026 | +8.0 | 2 | Coverage focused on Diploma's rising dividend record and its compounding returns ahead of upcoming results. |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | +3.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a report that Diploma's shares are trading just below their 52-week high, which leans mildly positive. |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | +3.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a report on the average brokerage target price for Diploma shares, which is mildly supportive but contains no new company news. |
| Tuesday 13 October 2026 | +10.0 | 2 | Coverage focused on a further guidance lift at Diploma and RBC raising its price target to 8,000p. |
| Monday 12 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | +10.0 | 1 | Coverage centred on Diploma lifting its guidance again, with the headline asking what is driving the specialist distributor's trading. |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | +9.7 | 1 | Coverage centred on RBC raising its price target on Diploma to 8,000p from 7,400p. |
| Thursday 8 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | +9.7 | 1 | Coverage was a single story noting Diploma's shares reached a new 12-month high, which leans positive for the company. |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | +7.7 | 1 | Coverage centred on RBC raising its price target for Diploma to 8,000 pence, which leans positive for the shares. |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | +5.3 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a report of director purchases of Diploma shares, which leans mildly positive as a sign of insider confidence. |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | +7.0 | 1 | Coverage focused on Diploma's shares gaining 1.11 percent after RBC raised its price target. |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | +9.7 | 1 | Coverage was a single story about RBC raising its price target for Diploma to 8,000 pence. |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | +6.3 | 1 | Coverage centred on directors buying Diploma shares, which reads as a vote of confidence in the company. |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | +10.0 | 3 | Diploma raised its FY2026 organic growth guidance to 14 percent, which was the biggest story. |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | +9.5 | 2 | Coverage focused on Diploma reporting 15% organic growth in the third quarter, alongside a share price rise that outperformed the market. |
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