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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies173
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M0.7%
  • 1Y6.6%
  • YTD1.1%

The Capital Markets is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Petershill Partners has stood out, gaining 9.1%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.6% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£136.5bUK£53.9bUK£8.7b15x15.7x2.5x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£140.0bUK£53.6bUK£8.4b16.7x16.6x2.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£131.7bUK£47.5bUK£8.7b13.6x15.2x2.8x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£137.5bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.2x15.7x2.8x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£138.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.6x15.8x2.9x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£126.8bUK£48.5bUK£8.7b12.7x14.6x2.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£127.4bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.5x14.5x2.6x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£125.5bUK£48.6bUK£9.0b13.9x14x2.6x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£125.8bUK£45.4bUK£8.8b13.9x14.2x2.8x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£120.9bUK£30.2bUK£8.8b14.2x13.7x4x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£128.9bUK£30.3bUK£9.0b14.5x14.4x4.3x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£128.0bUK£29.6bUK£8.2b14.5x15.7x4.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£122.9bUK£30.0bUK£8.6b13.6x14.3x4.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£126.4bUK£30.0bUK£10.0b14.6x12.7x4.2x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£123.7bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b14x12.6x4.1x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£118.4bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.8x12x3.9x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£120.7bUK£31.0bUK£10.9b12.3x11.1x3.9x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£366.7bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b11.7x32.2x11.6x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£119.0bUK£31.5bUK£11.5b9.9x10.3x3.8x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£127.4bUK£35.6bUK£11.7b9.9x10.9x3.6x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£127.8bUK£54.8bUK£13.3b9.5x9.6x2.3x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£132.8bUK£54.3bUK£13.0b9.9x10.2x2.4x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£140.9bUK£53.0bUK£11.9b9.9x11.9x2.7x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£146.5bUK£52.4bUK£11.6b10.3x12.6x2.8x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£263.4bUK£88.1bUK£12.2b11x21.6x3x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£148.3bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b10.7x12.2x2.5x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£146.3bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b11.8x12x2.4x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£152.6bUK£59.7bUK£12.0b12.7x12.7x2.6x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£153.2bUK£58.3bUK£10.9b13.1x14x2.6x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£154.4bUK£58.4bUK£10.7b14.2x14.5x2.6x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£157.8bUK£58.6bUK£10.9b14.5x14.5x2.7x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£143.4bUK£47.1bUK£9.6b17x14.9x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£143.0bTotal Earnings: UK£9.6bTotal Revenue: UK£47.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Capital Markets industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 3.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% 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.K. Financials industry?

GB Market2.25%
Financials1.03%
Capital Markets-0.67%
Investment Banking and Brokerage1.05%
Diversified Capital Markets0%
Asset Management-0.27%
Financial Exchanges and Data-1.60%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 72.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Asset Management industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Asset Management industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
III 3i GroupUK£28.791.6%
+UK£424.3m		62.9%PE6.2x
PHLL Petershill PartnersUK£2.0811.0%
+UK£230.6m		24.7%PE9.1x
RCP RIT Capital PartnersUK£19.507.5%
+UK£195.0m		-2.7%PE42.7x
ABDN abrdnUK£1.467.2%
+UK£175.6m		-31.3%PE2603.2x
HL. Hargreaves LansdownUK£7.555.1%
+UK£174.4m		-6.0%PE11.9x
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