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U.K. (FTSE) Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies28
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M1.1%
  • 1Y13.6%
  • YTD8.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Research and Consulting Services industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by Experian declining 2.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£89.2bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b22.1x31x4.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£84.4bUK£21.4bUK£2.9b18.9x29.4x4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£89.7bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b18.7x32.9x4.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£90.6bUK£20.5bUK£2.7b20.4x33.2x4.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£84.5bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b19.5x29x4.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£87.5bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b20x30.2x4.3x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£86.0bUK£20.8bUK£2.9b19.7x29.2x4.1x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£88.5bUK£19.8bUK£2.9b20.6x30.4x4.5x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£85.3bUK£19.7bUK£2.9b20.1x29.4x4.3x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£84.7bUK£19.2bUK£2.9b18x29.5x4.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£81.6bUK£19.3bUK£3.1b18.1x26.6x4.2x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£78.4bUK£19.8bUK£3.1b18.5x24.9x4x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£83.6bUK£19.2bUK£3.0b19.6x27.6x4.4x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£84.0bUK£18.3bUK£2.9b19.3x28.8x4.6x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£73.5bUK£18.1bUK£2.9b23.1x25.7x4.1x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£80.9bUK£17.8bUK£2.7b26.2x30x4.6x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022UK£86.2bUK£17.4bUK£2.7b31.9x32.4x4.9x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022UK£81.0bUK£17.4bUK£2.7b27.7x30.5x4.7x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022UK£87.0bUK£16.9bUK£2.5b35.7x35.4x5.1x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022UK£91.3bUK£16.8bUK£2.5b41.4x37.2x5.4x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021UK£93.1bUK£16.7bUK£2.5b40.6x38x5.6x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021UK£90.3bUK£16.1bUK£2.3b40.9x39.1x5.6x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021UK£85.6bUK£16.2bUK£2.3b40.3x36.9x5.3x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021UK£87.3bUK£16.0bUK£2.3b41.2x38.1x5.5x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021UK£78.7bUK£16.0bUK£2.3b40.2x34.4x4.9x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021UK£73.6bUK£16.0bUK£2.2b37.5x32.9x4.6x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021UK£75.0bUK£15.9bUK£2.1b30.1x35.4x4.7x
Fri, 02 Oct 2020UK£75.5bUK£16.2bUK£2.1b38.8x35.4x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£75.5bTotal Earnings: UK£2.1bTotal Revenue: UK£16.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.2x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Research and Consulting Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 33.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Research and Consulting Services compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.24%
Industrials-1.50%
Professional Services-1.27%
Research and Consulting Services-1.47%
HR Services1.93%
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
AFM Alpha Financial Markets ConsultingUK£3.601.4%
+UK£5.7m
-11.1%PE22.9x
KEYS Keystone Law GroupUK£5.003.1%
+UK£4.7m
9.9%PE21.5x
KGH Knights Group HoldingsUK£0.935.2%
+UK£3.9m
1.4%PE10x
CTG Christie GroupUK£1.1012.8%
+UK£3.2m
-8.3%PE67.4x
BEG Begbies Traynor GroupUK£1.161.8%
+UK£3.1m
-16.9%PE62.3x
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CTG

UK£1.10

Christie Group

7D

12.8%

1Y

-8.3%

ELIX

UK£5.60

Elixirr International

7D

-8.2%

1Y

-13.8%

RCDO

UK£4.94

Ricardo

7D

-3.5%

1Y

9.5%

KEYS

UK£5.00

Keystone Law Group

7D

3.1%

1Y

9.9%

ITRK

UK£40.61

Intertek Group

7D

-3.9%

1Y

7.0%

AFM

UK£3.60

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

7D

1.4%

1Y

-11.1%

BEG

UK£1.16

Begbies Traynor Group

7D

1.8%

1Y

-16.9%

KGH

UK£0.93

Knights Group Holdings

7D

5.2%

1Y

1.4%

TEK

UK£0.13

Tekcapital

7D

4.0%

1Y

-36.6%

MRL

UK£5.80

Marlowe

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-23.1%

AUK

UK£0.018

Aukett Swanke Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

-20.7%

FCS

UK£0.28

Falanx Cyber Security

7D

19.1%

1Y

-46.7%