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U.K. (FTSE) Investment Banking and Brokerage Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D6.2%
  • 3M-0.5%
  • 1Y23.9%
  • YTDn/a

IG Group Holdings is up 7.7%, leading the way for the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, which has gained 6.2%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 24%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Investment Banking and Brokerage Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025UK£11.4bUK£5.1bUK£1.0b10.5x11.2x2.2x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025UK£11.3bUK£5.1bUK£1.0b10.7x11x2.2x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025UK£12.1bUK£5.0bUK£967.0m11.3x12.5x2.4x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£11.8bUK£5.0bUK£909.7m11.5x13x2.4x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£11.9bUK£4.9bUK£899.8m13.8x13.2x2.4x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£11.2bUK£4.8bUK£848.9m16.5x13.2x2.3x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£11.6bUK£4.8bUK£842.5m17.1x13.8x2.4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£12.1bUK£4.8bUK£844.1m15x14.4x2.5x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£11.1bUK£4.8bUK£812.3m13.4x13.6x2.3x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£10.7bUK£4.7bUK£779.4m13.4x13.7x2.3x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£8.7bUK£4.1bUK£553.1m15.5x15.7x2.1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£8.0bUK£4.1bUK£557.8m15x14.3x1.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£7.6bUK£4.1bUK£530.5m16.7x14.2x1.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£7.2bUK£4.0bUK£561.2m13x12.9x1.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£7.9bUK£4.2bUK£622.9m15.7x12.6x1.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£7.4bUK£4.2bUK£613.1m16.1x12.1x1.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£7.1bUK£4.2bUK£649.7m12.2x10.9x1.7x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£7.3bUK£4.2bUK£649.3m12.6x11.2x1.7x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£7.5bUK£4.2bUK£624.6m13.5x12x1.8x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£8.2bUK£4.1bUK£622.9m13.3x13.1x2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£7.9bUK£4.1bUK£651.2m18.4x12.1x1.9x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£8.0bUK£4.1bUK£681.6m14.4x11.7x1.9x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£7.9bUK£4.2bUK£693.5m14.2x11.4x1.9x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£8.0bUK£4.1bUK£683.2m15.6x11.6x1.9x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£8.6bUK£4.0bUK£651.9m17.1x13.2x2.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£8.5bUK£4.0bUK£659.6m15.7x12.9x2.1x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£8.6bUK£4.0bUK£698.6m13.9x12.4x2.1x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£8.5bUK£4.0bUK£689.9m14.1x12.3x2.1x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£8.2bUK£4.0bUK£690.5m12.6x11.8x2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022UK£8.4bUK£4.0bUK£688.4m12.3x12.2x2.1x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022UK£8.1bUK£3.9bUK£624.7m12.2x13x2.1x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022UK£7.6bUK£3.8bUK£621.7m12.9x12.2x2x
Tue, 24 May 2022UK£7.9bUK£3.9bUK£640.8m12.8x12.3x2x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022UK£8.7bUK£3.9bUK£653.8m13.2x13.4x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£8.7bTotal Earnings: UK£653.8mTotal Revenue: UK£3.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Investment Banking and Brokerage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Investment Banking and Brokerage 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 11.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 13.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Investment Banking and Brokerage compare with similar industries?

GB Market-1.01%
Financials0.75%
Capital Markets1.89%
Investment Banking and Brokerage6.25%
Asset Management2.51%
Financial Exchanges and Data0.25%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
IGG IG Group HoldingsUK£9.857.7%
+UK£238.9m		33.6%PE9.5x
PLUS Plus500UK£29.5212.6%
+UK£235.7m		47.5%PE10.3x
CMCX CMC MarketsUK£2.2212.3%
+UK£67.6m		-6.9%PE7.3x
AJB AJ BellUK£3.994.2%
+UK£64.2m		35.7%PE19.2x
ALPH Alpha Group InternationalUK£23.602.6%
+UK£24.9m		10.3%PE10.8x
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