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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 31, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies167
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y30.8%
  • YTD15.9%

In the last week, Capital Markets has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 31% over the past 12 months. 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
Fri, 01 Nov 2024UK£159.5bUK£64.1bUK£9.3b12.7x17.2x2.5x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024UK£161.8bUK£64.0bUK£9.2b12.9x17.5x2.5x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£156.2bUK£64.0bUK£9.0b12.7x17.4x2.4x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£149.4bUK£53.9bUK£8.6b15.4x17.4x2.8x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£152.4bUK£54.1bUK£8.5b15.6x18x2.8x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£144.1bUK£53.1bUK£8.1b16.5x17.7x2.7x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£139.7bUK£53.9bUK£8.7b15.2x16x2.6x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£135.7bUK£53.5bUK£8.4b16.7x16.2x2.5x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£130.8bUK£47.5bUK£8.7b14x15.1x2.8x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£137.2bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.2x15.7x2.8x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£135.1bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b14.9x15.4x2.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£125.7bUK£48.5bUK£8.8b12.4x14.3x2.6x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£127.8bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.9x14.5x2.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£125.6bUK£48.7bUK£8.9b13.8x14x2.6x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£124.6bUK£33.2bUK£8.8b13.4x14.2x3.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£120.6bUK£30.3bUK£8.9b14.1x13.5x4x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£130.4bUK£30.6bUK£9.3b14.3x14x4.3x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£124.1bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.2x15.1x4.2x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£119.3bUK£30.0bUK£8.5b13.8x14x4x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£128.4bUK£30.2bUK£9.9b14.5x13x4.3x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£120.6bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.9x12.2x4x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£114.5bUK£30.3bUK£9.2b13.9x12.4x3.8x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£113.7bUK£31.6bUK£11.4b11.6x10x3.6x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£110.1bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b11.7x9.7x3.5x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£128.6bUK£31.3bUK£11.6b9.6x11.1x4.1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£130.3bUK£37.1bUK£13.2b9.8x9.9x3.5x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£130.3bUK£54.7bUK£13.4b9.7x9.8x2.4x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£132.6bUK£54.2bUK£13.0b9.3x10.2x2.4x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022UK£145.4bUK£52.6bUK£11.6b9.8x12.5x2.8x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022UK£149.3bUK£52.4bUK£11.6b10.1x12.8x2.8x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022UK£140.7bUK£60.1bUK£12.2b10.8x11.6x2.3x
Thu, 13 Jan 2022UK£151.6bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b11.1x12.4x2.5x
Sat, 11 Dec 2021UK£148.2bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b11.2x12.2x2.5x
Mon, 08 Nov 2021UK£153.3bUK£58.6bUK£11.0b13.4x13.9x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£153.3bTotal Earnings: UK£11.0bTotal Revenue: UK£58.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.5x202220232024
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 14.5x.
  • 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 5.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.1% 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-1.06%
Financials-0.048%
Capital Markets-0.53%
Financial Exchanges and Data1.49%
Diversified Capital Markets0%
Investment Banking and Brokerage-1.45%
Asset Management-1.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 68.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.6%, 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 9.9x.
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
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£105.451.5%
+UK£848.2m		26.1%PE82.1x
ICG Intermediate Capital GroupUK£21.201.6%
+UK£97.5m		62.0%PE13x
FRP FRP Advisory GroupUK£1.4215.0%
+UK£45.4m		25.7%PE15.8x
PHLL Petershill PartnersUK£2.181.6%
+UK£37.9m		46.5%PE8.9x
ALPH Alpha Group InternationalUK£21.503.9%
+UK£33.8m		43.3%PE9.6x
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11.8%

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-8.8%

1Y

56.3%

IGG

UK£8.91

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7D

-4.0%

1Y

39.5%

ALPH

UK£21.50

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7D

3.9%

1Y

43.3%

IPO

UK£0.48

IP Group

7D

4.6%

1Y

8.4%

FRP

UK£1.42

FRP Advisory Group

7D

15.0%

1Y

25.7%

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UK£1.35

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7D

-17.7%

1Y

-13.6%

RCP

UK£18.56

RIT Capital Partners

7D

1.3%

1Y

4.3%

STJ

UK£8.22

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7D

-4.7%

1Y

27.9%

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UK£32.38

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7D

-1.9%

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62.9%

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UK£3.58

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TCAP

UK£2.25

TP ICAP Group

7D

-3.8%

1Y

38.4%

LSEG

UK£105.45

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7D

1.5%

1Y

26.1%

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PHLL

UK£2.18

Petershill Partners

7D

1.6%

1Y

46.5%

RAT

UK£16.82

Rathbones Group

7D

-4.0%

1Y

11.1%

ICG

UK£21.20

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7D

1.6%

1Y

62.0%