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U.K. (FTSE) HR Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-10.2%
  • 1Y-19.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the HR Services industry has dropped 2.6%, driven by a pullback from PageGroup of 2.9%. In contrast, Hays has gained 7.1%. However, the industry is down 20% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 27% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£3.6bUK£13.7bUK£132.0m16.2x27.6x0.3x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£3.8bUK£13.7bUK£132.0m16.5x29.2x0.3x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£3.9bUK£13.7bUK£121.4m15.4x32.5x0.3x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£4.1bUK£13.7bUK£122.2m15.6x33.9x0.3x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£4.0bUK£13.7bUK£107.7m16.9x37x0.3x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£4.2bUK£14.2bUK£225.9m16.4x18.4x0.3x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£4.4bUK£14.3bUK£241.4m17.6x18.3x0.3x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£4.8bUK£14.3bUK£243.6m18.7x19.7x0.3x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£4.4bUK£14.3bUK£243.6m18.2x18.2x0.3x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£4.5bUK£14.4bUK£242.8m17.9x18.6x0.3x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£5.0bUK£16.8bUK£356.7m15.8x13.9x0.3x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£4.9bUK£16.8bUK£350.2m15.8x14x0.3x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£5.2bUK£16.8bUK£350.2m15.9x14.9x0.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£4.9bUK£16.8bUK£362.4m14.3x13.6x0.3x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£4.6bUK£16.9bUK£359.3m12.5x12.8x0.3x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£4.7bUK£16.8bUK£362.3m16.2x13.1x0.3x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£4.9bUK£16.5bUK£416.1m10.8x11.9x0.3x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£4.1bUK£15.8bUK£405.4m9.8x10.1x0.3x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£4.5bUK£15.8bUK£404.9m10.9x11.2x0.3x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£4.6bUK£15.8bUK£399.9m11.1x11.5x0.3x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£4.5bUK£16.3bUK£401.3m11x11.3x0.3x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£4.8bUK£15.3bUK£421.6m11.7x11.5x0.3x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£4.9bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m11.4x11.5x0.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£4.7bUK£15.2bUK£422.4m10.8x11.1x0.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£4.8bUK£15.2bUK£421.6m11.2x11.4x0.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£38.8bUK£15.2bUK£425.5m10.2x91.1x2.6x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£4.5bUK£15.2bUK£425.3m11.4x10.6x0.3x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£4.7bUK£14.6bUK£387.6m14.3x12.2x0.3x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£4.6bUK£14.0bUK£323.0m16.4x14.2x0.3x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£4.8bUK£14.0bUK£323.1m17.2x14.9x0.3x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£5.0bUK£14.0bUK£323.1m17.5x15.6x0.4x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£5.3bUK£13.8bUK£325.2m17.2x16.2x0.4x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£5.6bUK£13.2bUK£163.4m25.9x34.3x0.4x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£6.1bUK£13.1bUK£150.6m28.3x40.2x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£6.1bTotal Earnings: UK£150.6mTotal Revenue: UK£13.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. HR Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.3x202320242025
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 27.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.34x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Human Resource and Employment Services industry have declined 4.3% 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 Market0.96%
Industrials1.95%
Professional Services2.88%
HR Services1.10%
Research and Consulting Services2.93%
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
HAS HaysUK£0.777.1%
+UK£81.2m		-22.7%PS0.2x
STEM SThreeUK£2.791.1%
+UK£3.6m		-27.5%PE6.5x
MIND Mind GymUK£0.2411.6%
+UK£2.5m		-42.2%PS0.5x
STAF Staffline GroupUK£0.243.0%
+UK£936.6k		0.4%PS0.03x
NBB Norman BroadbentUK£0.0357.7%
+UK£159.7k		-53.3%PE9.8x
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7.1%

1Y

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UK£2.99

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7D

-3.9%

1Y

-31.1%

NBB

UK£0.035

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7D

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1Y

-53.3%

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PAGE

UK£3.12

PageGroup

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-32.6%

GATC

UK£0.81

Gattaca

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-24.5%

STEM

UK£2.79

SThree

7D

1.1%

1Y

-27.5%

LTG

UK£0.96

Learning Technologies Group

7D

-1.4%

1Y

34.4%

MIND

UK£0.24

Mind Gym

7D

11.6%

1Y

-42.2%

STAF

UK£0.24

Staffline Group

7D

3.0%

1Y

0.4%