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U.K. (FTSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies238
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M2.7%
  • 1Y12.1%
  • YTD1.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from HSBC Holdings of 4.6%. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£439.0bUK£232.3bUK£52.8b12.4x8.3x1.9x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£378.7bUK£185.0bUK£51.0b12.2x7.4x2x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£394.8bUK£187.9bUK£51.3b12.8x7.7x2.1x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£398.4bUK£189.0bUK£51.7b12.4x7.7x2.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£373.9bUK£189.3bUK£51.8b11.6x7.2x2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£385.7bUK£183.1bUK£48.4b12x8x2.1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£380.2bUK£180.0bUK£47.7b12.9x8x2.1x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£400.5bUK£170.1bUK£46.0b12.5x8.7x2.4x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£397.7bUK£178.3bUK£51.6b12.5x7.7x2.2x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£414.1bUK£183.1bUK£51.9b13.1x8x2.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£405.5bUK£171.3bUK£42.7b12.9x9.5x2.4x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£372.5bUK£166.5bUK£41.7b11.7x8.9x2.2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£458.3bUK£168.4bUK£41.0b11.6x11.2x2.7x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£415.1bUK£143.4bUK£34.8b12.2x11.9x2.9x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£371.3bUK£143.4bUK£34.8b11.4x10.7x2.6x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£361.6bUK£147.9bUK£36.7b9.7x9.9x2.4x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£360.1bUK£188.6bUK£40.9b9.2x8.8x1.9x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£374.8bUK£149.8bUK£38.8b9.4x9.7x2.5x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£411.2bUK£237.9bUK£42.7b9.7x9.6x1.7x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£442.1bUK£280.7bUK£49.2b10x9x1.6x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£464.7bUK£276.9bUK£48.4b10.3x9.6x1.7x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022UK£459.5bUK£274.1bUK£47.2b10.1x9.7x1.7x
Thu, 24 Mar 2022UK£474.4bUK£271.2bUK£46.1b10.5x10.3x1.7x
Sat, 19 Feb 2022UK£511.7bUK£324.2bUK£46.3b11.5x11x1.6x
Mon, 17 Jan 2022UK£538.0bUK£323.0bUK£46.1b11.5x11.7x1.7x
Wed, 15 Dec 2021UK£501.8bUK£326.0bUK£46.5b11.2x10.8x1.5x
Fri, 12 Nov 2021UK£541.8bUK£332.5bUK£47.6b13x11.4x1.6x
Sun, 10 Oct 2021UK£525.0bUK£326.8bUK£42.1b13x12.5x1.6x
Tue, 07 Sep 2021UK£518.7bUK£325.4bUK£41.5b14.2x12.5x1.6x
Thu, 05 Aug 2021UK£516.3bUK£325.7bUK£41.7b14.7x12.4x1.6x
Sun, 09 May 2021UK£503.5bUK£300.9bUK£29.9b17.1x16.9x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£482.9bTotal Earnings: UK£29.7bTotal Revenue: UK£300.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Financials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 8.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 10.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 8.2% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Financials sector?

GB Market0.54%
Financials1.36%
Consumer Finance7.38%
Banks1.95%
Diversified Financial1.30%
Insurance0.80%
Mortgage Finance0%
Mortgage REITs0%
Capital Markets-0.04%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£6.034.6%
+UK£4.8b
11.2%PB0.8x
KSPI Kaspi.kzUS$114.407.9%
+US$1.6b
58.7%PE11.6x
WISE WiseUK£9.455.3%
+UK£487.8m
75.2%PE44.6x
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£94.000.9%
+UK£439.0m
25.1%PE66.1x
AV. AvivaUK£4.813.4%
+UK£408.5m
16.8%PE12.6x
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LSEG

UK£94.00

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

0.9%

1Y

25.1%

OSB

UK£3.93

OSB Group

7D

-15.1%

1Y

-20.2%

STAN

UK£6.50

Standard Chartered

7D

-1.5%

1Y

5.7%

ADM

UK£27.63

Admiral Group

7D

2.4%

1Y

42.6%

DLG

UK£2.09

Direct Line Insurance Group

7D

-6.1%

1Y

38.3%

BEZ

UK£6.77

Beazley

7D

4.7%

1Y

27.6%

HSBA

UK£6.03

HSBC Holdings

7D

4.6%

1Y

11.2%

AV.

UK£4.81

Aviva

7D

3.4%

1Y

16.8%

ABDN

UK£1.38

abrdn

7D

-8.8%

1Y

-31.9%

NWG

UK£2.40

NatWest Group

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-6.9%

STJ

UK£4.15

St. James's Place

7D

-8.5%

1Y

-64.1%

HL.

UK£6.97

Hargreaves Lansdown

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-11.3%

BARC

UK£1.77

Barclays

7D

1.6%

1Y

29.5%

KSPI

US$114.40

Kaspi.kz

7D

7.9%

1Y

58.7%

WISE

UK£9.45

Wise

7D

5.3%

1Y

75.2%

PHNX

UK£4.82

Phoenix Group Holdings

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-14.0%