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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D-4.8%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y17.1%
  • YTD11.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 4.8%, driven by a pullback from RELX of 4.4%. In the past year, the industry has gained 17%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£114.7bUK£37.8bUK£3.3b23.1x35.3x3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£119.4bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22.9x36.9x3.2x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£117.5bUK£37.4bUK£3.2b22.8x36.5x3.1x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£116.1bUK£38.1bUK£3.3b21.9x34.7x3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£118.4bUK£38.5bUK£3.1b19.4x37.9x3.1x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£117.5bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20.2x37.4x3x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£109.3bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b19x36.1x2.8x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£113.7bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b22.5x37.6x3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£115.1bUK£40.6bUK£3.2b19.2x35.6x2.8x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£111.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b19.9x33.3x2.7x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£105.7bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b22.4x31.7x2.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£100.1bUK£41.8bUK£3.5b17.4x28.7x2.4x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£96.9bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.1x29.5x2.3x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£95.9bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b19.8x29.4x2.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£92.8bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b17.8x28.3x2.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£89.8bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b15.5x27.4x2.3x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£93.5bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.6x28.4x2.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£88.8bUK£39.5bUK£3.5b17x25.7x2.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£92.5bUK£39.6bUK£3.5b17.5x26.8x2.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£91.4bUK£36.6bUK£3.4b19.8x27x2.5x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£90.4bUK£34.8bUK£3.3b19.4x27.3x2.6x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£88.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.4x26.6x2.6x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£88.1bUK£34.6bUK£3.3b16.6x26.6x2.5x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£82.5bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.2x23.4x2.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£83.3bUK£34.6bUK£3.5b17.2x23.9x2.4x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£90.0bUK£33.6bUK£3.4b17.7x26.5x2.7x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£84.6bUK£32.3bUK£3.2b24.1x26.3x2.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£82.6bUK£31.9bUK£3.2b24.9x26.2x2.6x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£87.7bUK£31.7bUK£3.0b24.8x28.9x2.8x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£92.9bUK£31.4bUK£3.0b27.4x31.2x3x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£92.9bUK£30.8bUK£2.9b27.2x32.5x3x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£92.3bUK£30.0bUK£2.6b32.1x35.4x3.1x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£101.7bUK£29.9bUK£2.6b34.1x38.9x3.4x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£97.9bUK£29.7bUK£2.6b32.7x37.8x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£97.9bTotal Earnings: UK£2.6bTotal Revenue: UK£29.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 35.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 7.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Industrials industry?

GB Market-0.14%
Industrials-2.48%
Professional Services-4.80%
HR Services-0.24%
Research and Consulting Services-4.96%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 19.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
DATA GlobalDataUK£2.072.7%
+UK£44.0m		35.7%PE50x
LTG Learning Technologies GroupUK£0.913.2%
+UK£22.2m		18.1%PE15.3x
ELIX Elixirr InternationalUK£7.706.2%
+UK£21.4m		73.0%PE19.8x
IPEL Impellam GroupUK£8.753.9%
+UK£14.5m		41.7%PE24.8x
FNTL FintelUK£2.952.1%
+UK£6.3m		37.9%PE52.1x
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18.3%

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BEG

UK£0.94

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1.3%

1Y

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KGH

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RWA

UK£3.48

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7D

-3.9%

1Y

-12.6%

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UK£0.78

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UK£0.91

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7D

3.2%

1Y

18.1%

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UK£2.95

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7D

2.1%

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37.9%

IPEL

UK£8.75

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3.9%

1Y

41.7%