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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies166
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M3.8%
  • 1Y18.8%
  • YTD20.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Capital Markets industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from 3i Group of 2.7%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 19%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Dec 2024UK£167.5bUK£64.8bUK£9.7b11.6x17.2x2.6x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024UK£162.5bUK£64.6bUK£9.6b12.7x16.9x2.5x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024UK£161.2bUK£64.1bUK£9.3b12.9x17.4x2.5x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024UK£157.4bUK£64.0bUK£9.0b12.8x17.6x2.5x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024UK£150.7bUK£64.2bUK£9.2b13.2x16.5x2.3x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024UK£148.1bUK£54.0bUK£8.5b15.1x17.4x2.7x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024UK£148.7bUK£54.0bUK£8.4b16.5x17.7x2.8x
Sun, 05 May 2024UK£141.4bUK£53.9bUK£8.8b16.2x16.1x2.6x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024UK£140.0bUK£53.8bUK£8.6b16.8x16.2x2.6x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024UK£130.4bUK£47.7bUK£8.6b13.8x15.2x2.7x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024UK£139.5bUK£48.6bUK£8.7b14.9x16x2.9x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023UK£140.8bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.7x16x2.9x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023UK£130.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b13.6x14.8x2.7x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023UK£123.3bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.5x14x2.5x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023UK£128.9bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b14.3x14.6x2.6x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023UK£126.9bUK£48.5bUK£8.9b13.9x14.3x2.6x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023UK£119.5bUK£33.2bUK£8.8b14x13.6x3.6x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023UK£131.6bUK£30.3bUK£9.0b14.4x14.7x4.3x
Mon, 08 May 2023UK£127.6bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.5x15.6x4.3x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023UK£122.4bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.1x15x4.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023UK£127.3bUK£29.5bUK£8.8b14.9x14.4x4.3x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023UK£126.4bUK£30.1bUK£9.8b14.5x12.8x4.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022UK£117.8bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.6x11.9x3.9x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022UK£121.0bUK£30.3bUK£10.0b12.8x12.1x4x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022UK£107.1bUK£31.6bUK£11.4b11.5x9.4x3.4x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022UK£116.0bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b10.5x10.1x3.7x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022UK£126.9bUK£30.7bUK£11.2b10.6x11.3x4.1x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022UK£127.5bUK£54.6bUK£13.3b9.1x9.6x2.3x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022UK£127.9bUK£54.3bUK£13.0b9.5x9.8x2.4x
Tue, 10 May 2022UK£129.5bUK£53.0bUK£11.9b9.5x10.9x2.4x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022UK£148.2bUK£52.5bUK£11.6b10x12.8x2.8x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022UK£133.6bUK£55.2bUK£10.8b9.7x12.4x2.4x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022UK£142.2bUK£60.0bUK£12.2b10.5x11.7x2.4x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021UK£151.4bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b11.5x12.4x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£151.4bTotal Earnings: UK£12.2bTotal Revenue: UK£59.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202220232024
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 17.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 7.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.7% 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 Market-2.59%
Financials-1.67%
Capital Markets-1.70%
Diversified Capital Markets0%
Financial Exchanges and Data-0.82%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-1.23%
Asset Management-2.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 69.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.9% 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 10.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.3% 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
CLDN Caledonia InvestmentsUK£35.101.7%
+UK£32.1m
-1.1%PE17.5x
IGG IG Group HoldingsUK£9.760.9%
+UK£30.2m
28.5%PE11.3x
POLN Pollen Street GroupUK£7.723.8%
+UK£17.2m
20.8%PE10.2x
JUP Jupiter Fund ManagementUK£0.863.4%
+UK£14.3m
-6.5%PS1.2x
SIHL Symphony International HoldingsUS$0.3410.6%
+US$16.9m
-19.8%PS14.4x
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LSEG

UK£113.20

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

-0.6%

1Y

21.9%

STJ

UK£8.63

St. James's Place

7D

-5.6%

1Y

26.7%

BRK

UK£16.55

Brooks Macdonald Group

7D

3.1%

1Y

-13.4%

HICL

UK£1.14

HICL Infrastructure

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-16.5%

SDR

UK£3.12

Schroders

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-28.7%

IGG

UK£9.76

IG Group Holdings

7D

0.9%

1Y

28.5%

POLN

UK£7.72

Pollen Street Group

7D

3.8%

1Y

20.8%

JUP

UK£0.86

Jupiter Fund Management

7D

3.4%

1Y

-6.5%

HL.

UK£10.96

Hargreaves Lansdown

7D

0.1%

1Y

53.2%

SIHL

US$0.34

Symphony International Holdings

7D

10.6%

1Y

-19.8%