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U.K. (FTSE) HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-7.8%
  • 1Y-15.8%
  • YTDn/a

The HR Services is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Learning Technologies Group has stood out, gaining 3.2%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 16% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 33% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£3.9bUK£13.7bUK£121.4m15.4x32.1x0.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£4.1bUK£13.7bUK£122.2m16.1x33.4x0.3x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£4.0bUK£13.7bUK£107.7m16.7x37.2x0.3x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£4.1bUK£14.1bUK£199.6m17x20.8x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£4.6bUK£14.3bUK£241.4m17.8x18.9x0.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£4.8bUK£14.3bUK£243.6m18.7x19.7x0.3x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£4.4bUK£14.3bUK£243.6m18x18x0.3x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£4.6bUK£14.4bUK£239.5m18.8x19.1x0.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£4.9bUK£16.5bUK£302.3m17.6x16.2x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£4.9bUK£16.8bUK£350.2m15.9x13.9x0.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£5.3bUK£16.8bUK£350.2m15.9x15.2x0.3x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£4.9bUK£16.8bUK£362.4m14.3x13.5x0.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£4.4bUK£16.9bUK£359.3m12.3x12.4x0.3x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£4.8bUK£16.8bUK£362.3m16.4x13.3x0.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£4.9bUK£16.5bUK£377.7m12.5x13.1x0.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£4.1bUK£15.8bUK£405.4m9.8x10.1x0.3x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£4.4bUK£15.8bUK£404.9m10.7x11x0.3x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£4.6bUK£15.8bUK£406.0m11x11.3x0.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£4.6bUK£15.8bUK£399.9m11.1x11.4x0.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£4.8bUK£16.1bUK£419.9m11.8x11.5x0.3x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£4.8bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m11.7x11.4x0.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£4.8bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m11x11.4x0.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£4.9bUK£15.2bUK£421.6m11.4x11.6x0.3x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£4.3bUK£15.2bUK£425.5m10.1x10.2x0.3x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£4.4bUK£15.2bUK£425.3m11.3x10.5x0.3x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£4.8bUK£14.6bUK£388.2m13.1x12.5x0.3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£4.7bUK£14.0bUK£323.0m16.6x14.4x0.3x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£4.8bUK£14.0bUK£323.1m17.2x15x0.3x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£4.8bUK£14.0bUK£323.1m16.7x14.9x0.3x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£5.1bUK£14.0bUK£323.1m17.2x15.7x0.4x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£5.5bUK£13.5bUK£219.2m18.6x25x0.4x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£5.9bUK£13.1bUK£150.6m27.9x38.9x0.4x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£6.2bUK£13.1bUK£150.6m27.2x41.2x0.5x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£6.6bUK£13.1bUK£149.1m25.7x44x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

44x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.6bTotal Earnings: UK£149.1mTotal Revenue: UK£13.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 19x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Human Resource and Employment Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 19.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.35x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Human Resource and Employment Services industry have declined 6.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. HR Services compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.14%
Industrials-2.48%
Professional Services-4.80%
HR Services-0.24%
Research and Consulting Services-4.96%
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
LTG Learning Technologies GroupUK£0.913.2%
+UK£22.2m		18.1%PE15.3x
IPEL Impellam GroupUK£8.753.9%
+UK£14.5m		41.7%PE24.8x
GATC GattacaUK£0.851.2%
+UK£315.3k		-29.9%PE35.1x
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