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U.K. (FTSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M13.4%
  • 1Y35.3%
  • YTD31.7%

In the last week, the Banks industry is up 1.1%, with Lloyds Banking Group leading the way, up 2.4%. This means that the industry has gained 37% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 2.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Banks Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£270.3bUK£122.3bUK£36.7b4.9x7.4x2.2x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£260.4bUK£122.5bUK£36.7b4.8x7.1x2.1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£216.4bUK£96.1bUK£30.4b6x7.1x2.3x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£213.7bUK£97.7bUK£30.7b5.9x7x2.2x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£208.9bUK£99.4bUK£31.3b6.1x6.7x2.1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£216.9bUK£96.8bUK£31.3b6x6.9x2.2x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£222.5bUK£97.2bUK£31.4b6.3x7.1x2.3x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£219.4bUK£98.1bUK£31.7b6x6.9x2.2x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£229.5bUK£121.4bUK£36.6b5.5x6.3x1.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£214.6bUK£166.4bUK£92.5b5.8x2.3x1.3x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£189.4bUK£109.5bUK£37.5b5.2x5.1x1.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£200.7bUK£109.6bUK£37.5b5.4x5.3x1.8x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£195.2bUK£110.4bUK£37.9b5.3x5.2x1.8x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£209.6bUK£105.2bUK£34.9b5x6x2x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£196.2bUK£103.6bUK£34.4b5.2x5.7x1.9x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£207.0bUK£101.9bUK£33.7b5.5x6.1x2x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£221.9bUK£119.6bUK£37.5b5.1x5.9x1.9x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£226.8bUK£125.0bUK£38.1b5.7x6x1.8x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£225.0bUK£122.8bUK£37.3b5.9x6x1.8x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£217.3bUK£115.8bUK£30.5b6.2x7.1x1.9x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£246.8bUK£117.8bUK£31.5b5.4x7.8x2.1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£212.3bUK£87.1bUK£21.5b7.1x9.9x2.4x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£187.3bUK£88.3bUK£21.8b6.6x8.6x2.1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£177.6bUK£89.2bUK£22.1b5.9x8x2x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£167.1bUK£93.9bUK£24.3b5.2x6.9x1.8x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£188.6bUK£92.3bUK£23.9b6.1x7.9x2x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£195.8bUK£89.7bUK£23.1b6.6x8.5x2.2x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£206.0bUK£113.5bUK£28.4b4.3x7.3x1.8x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£216.2bUK£111.4bUK£28.0b5.4x7.7x1.9x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£204.7bUK£112.0bUK£27.9b5.8x7.3x1.8x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£211.0bUK£108.3bUK£28.0b6.2x7.5x1.9x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£221.2bUK£106.9bUK£27.5b6.4x8x2.1x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£242.2bUK£104.3bUK£25.8b6.8x9.4x2.3x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£221.7bUK£104.8bUK£25.9b6.5x8.6x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£221.7bTotal Earnings: UK£25.9bTotal Revenue: UK£104.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Banks 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 7.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-1.36%
Financials0.042%
Banks0.41%
Diversified Banks0.43%
Regional Banks-6.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 2.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 10.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 60% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Diversified 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
LLOY Lloyds Banking GroupUK£0.542.4%
+UK£774.8m		16.0%PB0.7x
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£7.581.0%
+UK£724.9m		23.6%PB0.9x
STAN Standard CharteredUK£9.900.2%
+UK£52.9m		50.5%PB0.6x
BARC BarclaysUK£2.650.1%
+UK£50.3m		79.2%PB0.5x
BGEO Bank of Georgia GroupUK£46.151.9%
+UK£36.6m		25.4%PB1.1x
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