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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M8.0%
  • 1Y24.3%
  • YTD8.2%

The Professional Services industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 24% in that time. Looking forward, 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
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£112.5bUK£40.4bUK£3.0b19.8x36.9x2.8x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£110.9bUK£40.9bUK£3.3b22.1x34x2.7x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£108.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b20.9x32.4x2.6x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£104.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.5b18.2x30.1x2.5x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£95.5bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b17.3x29.1x2.3x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£95.2bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b18.9x29x2.3x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£91.7bUK£41.5bUK£3.3b19.3x28.1x2.2x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£95.0bUK£40.4bUK£3.4b16.4x27.9x2.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£93.1bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.6x28.3x2.3x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£90.9bUK£39.8bUK£3.3b16.3x27.4x2.3x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£95.2bUK£39.6bUK£3.4b17.3x27.6x2.4x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£91.7bUK£40.3bUK£3.5b16.6x26.5x2.3x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£93.5bUK£35.1bUK£3.3b19.4x28.1x2.7x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£90.6bUK£34.9bUK£3.3b18.6x27.4x2.6x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£88.6bUK£34.4bUK£3.3b17.4x26.9x2.6x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£89.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.5b16.6x25.6x2.6x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£83.1bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.6x23.5x2.4x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£83.6bUK£34.5bUK£3.5b17.6x24x2.4x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£89.9bUK£33.4bUK£3.3b17.6x26.9x2.7x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£81.4bUK£32.2bUK£3.2b22.8x25.4x2.5x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£86.9bUK£31.9bUK£3.1b26.1x27.6x2.7x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022UK£91.0bUK£31.5bUK£3.0b26.5x30.3x2.9x
Thu, 24 Mar 2022UK£91.7bUK£31.2bUK£3.0b21.7x30.8x2.9x
Sat, 19 Feb 2022UK£90.3bUK£30.3bUK£2.7b29.4x32.9x3x
Mon, 17 Jan 2022UK£93.3bUK£29.9bUK£2.6b34.8x35.9x3.1x
Wed, 15 Dec 2021UK£99.9bUK£29.8bUK£2.6b33.9x38.1x3.4x
Fri, 12 Nov 2021UK£99.7bUK£29.3bUK£2.5b34x40.4x3.4x
Sun, 10 Oct 2021UK£92.2bUK£29.2bUK£2.5b34.5x37.5x3.2x
Tue, 07 Sep 2021UK£95.7bUK£29.2bUK£2.5b32.4x39x3.3x
Thu, 05 Aug 2021UK£93.4bUK£29.1bUK£2.4b32.4x39.1x3.2x
Sun, 09 May 2021UK£85.1bUK£29.0bUK£2.2b41.3x38.1x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£79.0bTotal Earnings: UK£2.2bTotal Revenue: UK£29.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.9x202220232024
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 36.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.9x.
  • 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market0.54%
Industrials0.82%
Professional Services0.44%
Research and Consulting Services0.51%
HR Services-0.78%
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 11.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 68.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 29% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
REL RELXUK£33.890.9%
+UK£523.2m
32.7%PE35.7x
EXPN ExperianUK£33.620.5%
+UK£146.1m
26.4%PE37.8x
DATA GlobalDataUK£1.851.9%
+UK£28.2m
4.9%PE48.4x
FNTL FintelUK£2.847.2%
+UK£19.7m
53.5%PE35.1x
MRL MarloweUK£5.403.4%
+UK£17.4m
22.7%PS1.1x
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