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U.K. (FTSE) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 16, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies168
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M6.5%
  • 1Y26.4%
  • YTD14.5%

The Capital Markets industry is up 3.0% in the last week, with 3i Group up 4.8%. Meanwhile, Symphony International Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 20% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 24%. 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
Fri, 16 Aug 2024UK£154.6bUK£64.1bUK£9.0b13.5x17.2x2.4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024UK£151.8bUK£54.0bUK£8.5b15.6x17.9x2.8x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024UK£147.7bUK£54.0bUK£8.4b16.5x17.6x2.7x
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£142.5bUK£53.9bUK£8.8b16.3x16.2x2.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£138.9bUK£53.8bUK£8.7b15.5x16x2.6x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£132.2bUK£54.1bUK£8.5b15x15.5x2.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£138.6bUK£48.6bUK£8.7b14.8x15.9x2.9x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£141.1bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b15.3x16.1x2.9x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£132.0bUK£48.6bUK£8.8b13.9x15x2.7x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£123.3bUK£48.7bUK£8.8b12.4x14x2.5x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£128.9bUK£48.8bUK£8.9b13.4x14.4x2.6x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£122.6bUK£48.7bUK£8.9b13.7x13.7x2.5x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£121.2bUK£33.2bUK£8.8b13.8x13.8x3.7x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£132.2bUK£30.3bUK£8.9b14.6x14.8x4.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£128.5bUK£29.6bUK£8.2b14.6x15.7x4.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£123.5bUK£29.5bUK£8.2b14.6x15.1x4.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£128.3bUK£30.1bUK£8.6b14.8x14.9x4.3x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£126.0bUK£30.2bUK£9.9b14.6x12.8x4.2x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£118.2bUK£30.1bUK£9.9b13.6x12x3.9x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£121.0bUK£30.4bUK£10.0b13.3x12.1x4x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£110.3bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b11.3x9.7x3.5x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£112.4bUK£31.5bUK£11.4b10.7x9.8x3.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£125.7bUK£31.3bUK£11.5b10.2x10.9x4x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£128.6bUK£55.0bUK£13.6b9.1x9.5x2.3x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£127.2bUK£54.7bUK£13.4b9.1x9.5x2.3x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£133.3bUK£54.2bUK£13.0b9.5x10.3x2.5x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£149.3bUK£52.5bUK£11.6b10x12.9x2.8x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£130.9bUK£55.5bUK£11.4b9.5x11.5x2.4x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£145.7bUK£60.0bUK£12.2b10.9x12x2.4x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£152.4bUK£59.8bUK£12.2b11.3x12.5x2.5x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£148.2bUK£59.6bUK£12.1b12.4x12.3x2.5x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£153.3bUK£58.5bUK£11.0b13.3x13.9x2.6x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£150.2bUK£58.3bUK£10.7b13.6x14.1x2.6x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£155.8bUK£58.6bUK£10.9b14.5x14.3x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£155.8bTotal Earnings: UK£10.9bTotal Revenue: UK£58.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.3x202220232024
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 14.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 6.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% 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 Market2.36%
Financials3.81%
Capital Markets3.43%
Investment Banking and Brokerage4.52%
Asset Management3.98%
Financial Exchanges and Data2.31%
Diversified Capital Markets0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 70.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.5%, 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 9.8x.
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 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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£31.304.8%
+UK£1.4b		65.5%PE7.9x
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£99.642.2%
+UK£1.1b		23.4%PE77.6x
ICG Intermediate Capital GroupUK£21.207.9%
+UK£444.4m		60.8%PE13x
BPT Bridgepoint GroupUK£3.0210.5%
+UK£226.5m		73.2%PE36.5x
IGG IG Group HoldingsUK£9.655.6%
+UK£184.5m		42.4%PE11.5x
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1Y

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7.7%

1Y

84.9%

AGFX

UK£0.32

Argentex Group

7D

-8.7%

1Y

-71.8%

SDR

UK£3.47

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7D

2.6%

1Y

-14.9%

SIHL

US$0.28

Symphony International Holdings

7D

-19.5%

1Y

-32.7%

BPT

UK£3.02

Bridgepoint Group

7D

10.5%

1Y

73.2%

EMG

UK£2.24

Man Group

7D

5.0%

1Y

7.9%

ADVT

UK£1.34

AdvancedAdvT

7D

-2.9%

1Y

n/a

LSEG

UK£99.64

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

2.2%

1Y

23.4%

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ICG

UK£21.20

Intermediate Capital Group

7D

7.9%

1Y

60.8%

ROSE

UK£7.35

Rosebank Industries

7D

-6.7%

1Y

n/a

OCI

UK£4.90

Oakley Capital Investments

7D

-2.4%

1Y

6.8%

III

UK£31.30

3i Group

7D

4.8%

1Y

65.5%

HGEN

UK£0.44

HydrogenOne Capital Growth

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-21.9%

IIG

UK£1.41

Intuitive Investments Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

70.9%

MIL

US$0.03

Myanmar Investments International

7D

-68.4%

1Y

-64.7%