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U.K. (FTSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 04, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M14.8%
  • 1Y17.1%
  • YTD14.8%

The Banks is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but NatWest Group has stood out, gaining 4.0%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Earnings are forecast to be flat in the coming years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£222.3bUK£96.9bUK£31.4b6.5x7.1x2.3x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£220.2bUK£98.1bUK£31.7b6x7x2.2x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£229.5bUK£121.4bUK£36.6b5.5x6.3x1.9x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£214.6bUK£166.4bUK£92.5b5.8x2.3x1.3x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£186.2bUK£109.6bUK£37.5b5.2x5x1.7x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£196.2bUK£109.5bUK£37.5b5.2x5.2x1.8x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£195.1bUK£110.3bUK£37.9b5.3x5.1x1.8x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£209.7bUK£104.9bUK£34.8b5.1x6x2x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£198.9bUK£103.5bUK£34.3b5.3x5.8x1.9x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£205.4bUK£102.1bUK£33.8b5.5x6.1x2x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£221.9bUK£119.6bUK£37.5b5.1x5.9x1.9x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£228.9bUK£125.1bUK£38.2b5.7x6x1.8x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£221.5bUK£122.7bUK£37.2b5.9x6x1.8x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£217.3bUK£115.8bUK£30.5b6.2x7.1x1.9x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£247.6bUK£117.4bUK£31.4b5.5x7.9x2.1x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£212.3bUK£86.9bUK£21.5b7.1x9.9x2.4x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£186.9bUK£88.2bUK£21.8b6.6x8.6x2.1x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£177.6bUK£89.3bUK£22.1b5.9x8x2x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022UK£170.1bUK£93.5bUK£24.2b5.2x7x1.8x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022UK£192.0bUK£92.6bUK£24.0b6.2x8x2.1x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022UK£195.8bUK£89.7bUK£23.1b6.6x8.5x2.2x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022UK£206.3bUK£114.2bUK£28.6b4.4x7.2x1.8x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022UK£216.2bUK£111.4bUK£28.0b5.4x7.7x1.9x
Sat, 07 May 2022UK£202.5bUK£111.8bUK£28.0b4.5x7.2x1.8x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022UK£211.2bUK£108.3bUK£28.0b6.2x7.6x2x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022UK£211.1bUK£106.9bUK£27.5b6.1x7.7x2x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022UK£247.8bUK£104.7bUK£25.9b6.8x9.6x2.4x
Sun, 26 Dec 2021UK£221.7bUK£104.8bUK£25.9b6.5x8.6x2.1x
Tue, 23 Nov 2021UK£232.5bUK£113.3bUK£28.6b6.3x8.1x2.1x
Thu, 21 Oct 2021UK£242.4bUK£108.8bUK£23.2b7.3x10.4x2.2x
Sat, 18 Sep 2021UK£216.3bUK£108.6bUK£23.1b6.7x9.4x2x
Mon, 16 Aug 2021UK£225.3bUK£108.3bUK£23.0b6.9x9.8x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£222.0bTotal Earnings: UK£23.0bTotal Revenue: UK£108.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Banks 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 7.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 8.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.6% 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 industry?

GB Market-0.58%
Financials-0.011%
Banks0.56%
Diversified Banks0.56%
Regional Banks-2.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 41.1% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 7.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Regional Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Diversified 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
NWG NatWest GroupUK£3.204.0%
+UK£1.1b
23.7%PB0.7x
BARC BarclaysUK£2.191.4%
+UK£410.4m
40.7%PB0.5x
LLOY Lloyds Banking GroupUK£0.551.1%
+UK£326.9m
23.9%PB0.7x
CBG Close Brothers GroupUK£4.967.1%
+UK£51.1m
-48.0%PB0.4x
STB Secure Trust BankUK£8.9211.8%
+UK£18.0m
40.3%PB0.5x
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1.1%

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7D

-0.2%

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17.9%

TBCG

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7D

-2.6%

1Y

4.4%

ARBB

UK£9.93

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5.6%

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VMUK

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0.2%

1Y

38.8%

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0.4%

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97.9%