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U.S. Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies275
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M6.7%
  • 1Y35.5%
  • YTD6.7%

Morgan Stanley is up 4.5%, leading the way for the Capital Markets industry, which has gained 3.6%. In the same time, Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I was down 80%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 36%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$1.9tUS$460.1bUS$72.5b20.1x26.3x4.1x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$1.9tUS$441.1bUS$67.3b21x28x4.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$1.8tUS$440.8bUS$67.3b19.2x27.2x4.2x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$1.8tUS$433.2bUS$67.7b28x27.3x4.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$1.9tUS$432.8bUS$70.6b27.8x26.6x4.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$1.7tUS$432.8bUS$70.6b27.1x23.6x3.8x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$1.5tUS$427.0bUS$67.0b27.5x22.2x3.5x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$1.7tUS$427.0bUS$68.1b28.1x24.3x3.9x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$1.6tUS$426.3bUS$68.2b28.7x23.5x3.8x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$1.6tUS$421.1bUS$64.6b31x25.1x3.9x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$1.6tUS$419.4bUS$64.5b31.1x24.2x3.7x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$1.5tUS$420.7bUS$64.8b27.4x23x3.5x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$1.5tUS$423.7bUS$68.1b30x22.5x3.6x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$1.7tUS$424.0bUS$69.3b28.2x24.5x4x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$1.8tUS$433.0bUS$73.9b27.9x23.9x4.1x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.6tUS$443.6bUS$85.8b27.3x18.7x3.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$1.7tUS$443.4bUS$85.8b27.1x19.9x3.8x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$1.6tUS$446.3bUS$91.2b25.1x17.1x3.5x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$1.5tUS$454.8bUS$96.5b25.1x16x3.4x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$1.7tUS$454.8bUS$96.5b25.9x17.8x3.8x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$1.6tUS$469.3bUS$110.2b29.8x14.2x3.3x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$1.5tUS$472.1bUS$111.8b28.4x13.8x3.3x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$1.6tUS$472.3bUS$112.3b35.8x14.5x3.4x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$1.9tUS$480.2bUS$118.1b36.8x16.1x3.9x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$1.9tUS$488.3bUS$111.3b14.6x17x3.9x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$2.1tUS$470.8bUS$107.2b14.8x19.1x4.4x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$2.2tUS$464.8bUS$103.9b15.8x20.8x4.6x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$2.2tUS$467.1bUS$104.0b15x20.9x4.7x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$2.2tUS$454.5bUS$101.2b15.9x21.6x4.8x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$2.0tUS$441.9bUS$95.0b15.7x21.2x4.6x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$1.9tUS$441.8bUS$96.0b14.1x19.3x4.2x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$1.8tUS$441.4bUS$93.6b13.8x19.5x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.7x


Total Market Cap: US$1.8tTotal Earnings: US$78.5bTotal Revenue: US$410.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Capital Markets industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 26.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 2.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Financials industry?

US Market3.30%
Financials2.80%
Capital Markets3.28%
Investment Banking and Brokerage3.86%
Financial Exchanges and Data3.09%
Asset Management2.91%
Diversified Capital Markets-1.09%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.5x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (8.5%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Capital Markets industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Financial Exchanges and Data industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MS Morgan StanleyUS$95.644.5%
+US$6.5b
14.2%PE17.3x
GS Goldman Sachs GroupUS$446.954.7%
+US$5.5b
38.6%PE17.5x
MCO Moody'sUS$395.946.2%
+US$4.2b
27.5%PE43x
SPGI S&P GlobalUS$429.213.1%
+US$4.1b
18.5%PE47.6x
KKR KKRUS$99.674.8%
+US$4.0b
102.7%PE21.8x
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KKR

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4.8%

1Y

102.7%

MKTX

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7D

-2.0%

1Y

-32.9%

PAX

US$12.80

Patria Investments

7D

-4.4%

1Y

-15.4%

MCO

US$395.94

Moody's

7D

6.2%

1Y

27.5%

MS

US$95.64

Morgan Stanley

7D

4.5%

1Y

14.2%

SCHW

US$76.40

Charles Schwab

7D

2.5%

1Y

60.7%

LPLA

US$267.03

LPL Financial Holdings

7D

-0.9%

1Y

42.1%

SPGI

US$429.21

S&P Global

7D

3.1%

1Y

18.5%

ICE

US$133.39

Intercontinental Exchange

7D

3.7%

1Y

23.0%

GIA

US$3.53

GigCapital5

7D

-71.2%

1Y

-66.3%

JGGC

US$1.70

Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I

7D

-79.5%

1Y

-83.3%

WWAC

US$2.15

Worldwide Webb Acquisition

7D

-77.0%

1Y

-78.8%

FZT

US$7.76

FAST Acquisition II

7D

-41.0%

1Y

-21.1%

PV

US$7.63

Primavera Capital Acquisition

7D

-22.7%

1Y

-21.9%