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U.K. (FTSE) Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 06, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y29.0%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Research and Consulting Services industry has remained flat, although notably RBG Holdings declined by 20%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 29% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 06 May 2024UK£106.4bUK£21.3bUK£3.0b33x35.9x5x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024UK£107.0bUK£21.2bUK£3.0b30.4x36.1x5x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024UK£108.5bUK£21.2bUK£3.0b25.5x36.6x5.1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024UK£106.3bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24.2x36.1x4.9x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023UK£99.9bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24x33.9x4.6x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023UK£95.8bUK£21.7bUK£3.1b21x31x4.4x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023UK£89.7bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b21.7x31x4.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023UK£91.2bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b20.8x31.8x4.2x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023UK£86.3bUK£21.4bUK£2.9b18.9x30.1x4x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023UK£87.1bUK£20.5bUK£2.7b18.6x32x4.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023UK£87.0bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b20.7x31.7x4.2x
Tue, 09 May 2023UK£83.6bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b19.5x28.7x4.1x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023UK£86.8bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b20.8x29.9x4.2x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023UK£87.3bUK£20.8bUK£2.9b20.1x29.7x4.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023UK£85.6bUK£19.6bUK£2.9b20.6x29.7x4.4x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022UK£83.6bUK£19.3bUK£2.9b19.4x28.8x4.3x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022UK£83.3bUK£19.3bUK£2.9b18.6x28.9x4.3x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022UK£78.3bUK£19.5bUK£3.1b18.1x25.2x4x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022UK£78.9bUK£19.4bUK£3.1b19x25.7x4.1x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022UK£85.0bUK£19.1bUK£3.0b19.8x28.2x4.5x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022UK£81.9bUK£18.3bUK£2.9b24.3x28.3x4.5x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022UK£76.6bUK£18.1bUK£2.9b25x26.8x4.2x
Wed, 11 May 2022UK£82.0bUK£17.8bUK£2.7b26.5x30.1x4.6x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022UK£88.5bUK£17.4bUK£2.7b32x33.2x5.1x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022UK£83.8bUK£17.3bUK£2.6b29.6x31.7x4.8x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022UK£87.9bUK£16.9bUK£2.5b39.1x35.7x5.2x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021UK£97.3bUK£16.8bUK£2.5b40.6x39.6x5.8x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021UK£91.1bUK£16.7bUK£2.4b38.4x37.3x5.5x
Mon, 25 Oct 2021UK£88.9bUK£16.1bUK£2.3b41.5x38.6x5.5x
Wed, 22 Sep 2021UK£89.6bUK£16.1bUK£2.3b46.9x38.9x5.6x
Fri, 20 Aug 2021UK£87.2bUK£16.0bUK£2.3b40.9x38.1x5.4x
Fri, 04 Jun 2021UK£76.5bUK£16.1bUK£2.2b42.4x34.5x4.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£76.5bTotal Earnings: UK£2.2bTotal Revenue: UK£16.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Research and Consulting Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Research and Consulting Services compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.68%
Industrials-0.041%
Professional Services0.87%
Research and Consulting Services0.98%
HR Services-1.79%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
REL RELXUK£33.582.0%
+UK£1.2b		38.0%PE35.2x
EXPN ExperianUK£32.770.6%
+UK£181.1m		21.7%PE36.3x
AFM Alpha Financial Markets ConsultingUK£4.3027.2%
+UK£105.3m		-8.0%PE33x
DATA GlobalDataUK£2.245.7%
+UK£96.9m		26.0%PE58.7x
ITRK Intertek GroupUK£49.560.4%
+UK£32.2m		17.5%PE26.9x
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AFM

UK£4.30

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

7D

27.2%

1Y

-8.0%

RBGP

UK£0.098

RBG Holdings

7D

-20.4%

1Y

-79.5%

DATA

UK£2.24

GlobalData

7D

5.7%

1Y

26.0%

ITRK

UK£49.56

Intertek Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

17.5%

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REL

UK£33.58

RELX

7D

2.0%

1Y

38.0%

ELIX

UK£5.85

Elixirr International

7D

2.6%

1Y

19.4%

EXPN

UK£32.77

Experian

7D

0.6%

1Y

21.7%

Experian plc's (LON:EXPN) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Apr 19
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GTLY

UK£1.20

Gateley (Holdings)

7D

-0.4%

1Y

-30.5%

FNTL

UK£3.05

Fintel

7D

5.9%

1Y

54.6%

MRL

UK£5.08

Marlowe

7D

3.7%

1Y

0.8%

AQSG

UK£0.065

Aquila Services Group

7D

-48.0%

1Y

-75.0%