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U.K. (FTSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies229
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M3.9%
  • 1Y22.3%
  • YTD16.8%

The Financials industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with HSBC Holdings up 3.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 22%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£519.9bUK£297.4bUK£53.7b11.2x9.7x1.7x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£470.5bUK£269.4bUK£46.9b11.6x10x1.7x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£462.8bUK£266.3bUK£47.5b11.3x9.8x1.7x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£458.0bUK£265.6bUK£48.4b11.3x9.5x1.7x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£452.5bUK£240.7bUK£47.0b12x9.6x1.9x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£457.2bUK£240.9bUK£47.1b13.1x9.7x1.9x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£451.2bUK£242.8bUK£48.3b12.6x9.3x1.9x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£462.4bUK£265.6bUK£53.1b12.4x8.7x1.7x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£411.1bUK£198.4bUK£50.5b12.1x8.1x2.1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£391.1bUK£188.3bUK£51.5b13x7.6x2.1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£403.9bUK£187.8bUK£51.3b13.3x7.9x2.2x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£385.2bUK£189.1bUK£52.0b12.2x7.4x2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£392.4bUK£183.0bUK£48.4b11.8x8.1x2.1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£393.1bUK£181.9bUK£48.0b12.9x8.2x2.2x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£391.7bUK£178.9bUK£47.4b12.9x8.3x2.2x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£394.0bUK£180.3bUK£51.0b12.2x7.7x2.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£416.7bUK£135.2bUK£51.7b13.2x8.1x3.1x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£408.3bUK£179.4bUK£50.0b13x8.2x2.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£392.7bUK£171.7bUK£42.7b13x9.2x2.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£456.9bUK£173.2bUK£44.6b11.2x10.2x2.6x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£423.5bUK£142.8bUK£34.6b12.2x12.2x3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£379.7bUK£144.3bUK£35.0b11.3x10.9x2.6x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£368.2bUK£146.9bUK£36.1b9.7x10.2x2.5x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£356.7bUK£187.8bUK£40.7b9.2x8.8x1.9x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£377.4bUK£150.7bUK£38.9b9.5x9.7x2.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£401.7bUK£170.7bUK£36.9b10.2x10.9x2.4x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£433.6bUK£281.1bUK£48.8b9.7x8.9x1.5x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£449.3bUK£276.0bUK£48.6b10.3x9.2x1.6x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£444.0bUK£276.5bUK£47.0b10x9.5x1.6x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£476.7bUK£270.9bUK£46.6b10.3x10.2x1.8x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£460.5bUK£322.2bUK£47.5b10.6x9.7x1.4x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£517.9bUK£324.7bUK£46.3b11.2x11.2x1.6x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£513.4bUK£324.9bUK£46.4b11.2x11.1x1.6x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£528.9bUK£333.1bUK£48.8b12.7x10.8x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£528.9bTotal Earnings: UK£48.8bTotal Revenue: UK£333.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Financials 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 10.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 3.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.7% 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 Market-0.14%
Financials2.03%
Banks3.84%
Insurance0.86%
Diversified Financial0.83%
Mortgage Finance0%
Mortgage REITs0%
Capital Markets-0.041%
Consumer Finance-4.00%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Consumer Finance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 45.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 19.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 7.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 46% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.2% 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
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£7.173.9%
+UK£4.4b
16.5%PB0.8x
LLOY Lloyds Banking GroupUK£0.566.4%
+UK£2.0b
30.2%PB0.7x
BARC BarclaysUK£2.593.1%
+UK£1.1b
81.6%PB0.5x
KSPI Kaspi.kzUS$120.605.4%
+US$1.2b
59.9%PE12.2x
AV. AvivaUK£4.856.3%
+UK£762.2m
14.9%PE10.1x
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