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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies174
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M0.08%
  • 1Y13.4%
  • YTD0.8%

In the last week, the Capital Markets industry is flat overall, with abrdn standing out by going down 8.1%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 13% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£136.1bUK£53.5bUK£8.4b16.8x16.2x2.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£129.9bUK£47.5bUK£8.7b14.1x15x2.7x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£136.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.2x15.6x2.8x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£137.0bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b15.1x15.6x2.8x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£124.9bUK£48.5bUK£8.8b12.5x14.2x2.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£126.0bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.7x14.3x2.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£125.7bUK£48.6bUK£8.9b14.4x14.1x2.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£130.9bUK£45.7bUK£9.0b14x14.5x2.9x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£120.3bUK£30.2bUK£8.9b13.9x13.5x4x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£127.8bUK£30.4bUK£9.1b13.8x14.1x4.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£125.2bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.2x15.3x4.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£120.2bUK£30.0bUK£8.5b13.7x14.1x4x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£129.2bUK£30.2bUK£9.9b14.7x13.1x4.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£124.0bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.8x12.6x4.1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£114.9bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b14x11.6x3.8x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£114.9bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b11.5x10.1x3.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£111.5bUK£31.6bUK£11.4b11.7x9.8x3.5x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£118.8bUK£31.4bUK£11.5b9.6x10.4x3.8x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£129.2bUK£36.9bUK£13.0b9.9x9.9x3.5x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£130.0bUK£54.7bUK£13.4b9.3x9.7x2.4x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£138.1bUK£54.3bUK£13.1b10.3x10.5x2.5x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£143.9bUK£52.6bUK£11.6b9.8x12.4x2.7x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£148.5bUK£52.6bUK£11.6b10.3x12.7x2.8x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£139.8bUK£60.1bUK£12.1b10.7x11.5x2.3x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£150.2bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b11x12.4x2.5x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£147.1bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b11.8x12.1x2.5x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£153.7bUK£58.6bUK£11.0b13.4x14x2.6x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£149.7bUK£58.4bUK£11.0b12.7x13.7x2.6x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£157.0bUK£58.4bUK£10.7b14.4x14.7x2.7x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£154.0bUK£58.6bUK£10.9b14.5x14.1x2.6x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£143.0bUK£47.0bUK£9.6b15.6x14.9x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14x


Total Market Cap: UK£133.7bTotal Earnings: UK£9.5bTotal Revenue: UK£46.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.9x202220232024
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 16.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.9x.
  • 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 4.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 Market0.65%
Financials1.34%
Capital Markets0.47%
Investment Banking and Brokerage2.86%
Financial Exchanges and Data1.32%
Diversified Capital Markets0%
Asset Management-0.30%
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 73.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 13.4% 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 9.5x.
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 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Asset Management industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£94.501.4%
+UK£706.7m
25.7%PE66.5x
III 3i GroupUK£25.551.4%
+UK£347.2m
68.1%PE5.5x
TCAP TP ICAP GroupUK£2.189.6%
+UK£145.1m
26.8%PE22.5x
IGG IG Group HoldingsUK£7.323.8%
+UK£98.6m
5.8%PE9.1x
ICP Intermediate Capital GroupUK£19.751.3%
+UK£70.2m
69.3%PE13.8x
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CGEO

UK£13.74

Georgia Capital

7D

8.9%

1Y

85.4%

IGG

UK£7.32

IG Group Holdings

7D

3.8%

1Y

5.8%

EMG

UK£2.54

Man Group

7D

2.0%

1Y

12.6%

IPO

UK£0.48

IP Group

7D

-6.0%

1Y

-13.8%

QLT

UK£1.02

Quilter

7D

4.3%

1Y

23.2%

RAT

UK£15.12

Rathbones Group

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-17.8%

ICP

UK£19.75

Intermediate Capital Group

7D

1.3%

1Y

69.3%

ABDN

UK£1.40

abrdn

7D

-8.1%

1Y

-31.3%

LSEG

UK£94.50

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

25.7%

STJ

UK£4.25

St. James's Place

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-63.2%

HL.

UK£7.02

Hargreaves Lansdown

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-10.8%

ALPH

UK£16.60

Alpha Group International

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-6.7%

III

UK£25.55

3i Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

68.1%