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

UpdatedMar 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies25
  • 7D0.03%
  • 3M8.4%
  • 1Y26.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Research and Consulting Services industry has dropped 1.2%, driven by declines in RELX and Experian of 0.9% and 1.9%, respectively. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 27%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% 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
Mon, 18 Mar 2024UK£106.8bUK£21.2bUK£3.0b26.5x36.1x5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024UK£103.7bUK£21.1bUK£2.9b23.6x35.3x4.9x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024UK£100.9bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b24x34.3x4.7x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023UK£98.7bUK£21.7bUK£3.1b23x32.2x4.5x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023UK£89.4bUK£21.6bUK£2.9b20.9x31.1x4.1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023UK£89.0bUK£21.7bUK£2.9b22.2x30.8x4.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023UK£86.4bUK£21.4bUK£2.9b20.3x30.2x4x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023UK£90.4bUK£21.3bUK£2.9b19.8x31.7x4.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023UK£88.3bUK£20.6bUK£2.7b19.1x32.3x4.3x
Fri, 26 May 2023UK£85.1bUK£20.7bUK£2.8b19.5x30.7x4.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023UK£90.0bUK£20.5bUK£2.9b19.7x31x4.4x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023UK£85.4bUK£20.7bUK£2.9b18.9x29.2x4.1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023UK£87.0bUK£19.8bUK£2.9b21.8x29.9x4.4x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023UK£85.9bUK£19.7bUK£2.9b19.7x29.7x4.4x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022UK£83.5bUK£19.2bUK£2.9b18x29.1x4.4x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022UK£79.8bUK£19.4bUK£3.1b19.5x25.9x4.1x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022UK£80.0bUK£19.5bUK£3.1b18.6x25.7x4.1x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022UK£79.2bUK£19.3bUK£3.1b19.3x25.9x4.1x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022UK£85.1bUK£18.9bUK£3.0b19.3x28.4x4.5x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022UK£77.6bUK£18.2bUK£2.9b23.8x27x4.3x
Sat, 28 May 2022UK£82.1bUK£17.9bUK£2.8b26.9x29x4.6x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022UK£85.9bUK£17.5bUK£2.7b31.3x32.1x4.9x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022UK£87.3bUK£17.3bUK£2.6b29.2x33x5x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022UK£85.1bUK£17.1bUK£2.6b34x32.9x5x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022UK£86.9bUK£16.8bUK£2.4b39.9x35.5x5.2x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021UK£96.1bUK£16.7bUK£2.5b40.6x38.9x5.8x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021UK£93.0bUK£16.2bUK£2.3b39.8x40.1x5.8x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021UK£85.3bUK£16.1bUK£2.3b39.7x37x5.3x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021UK£89.5bUK£16.0bUK£2.3b39.9x38.7x5.6x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021UK£87.4bUK£16.0bUK£2.3b42.2x38.2x5.5x
Sat, 08 May 2021UK£79.2bUK£16.1bUK£2.2b42.5x35.8x4.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£73.6bTotal Earnings: UK£2.2bTotal Revenue: UK£16.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Research and Consulting Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 33.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have grown 9.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.7% 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 Market0.65%
Industrials0.57%
Professional Services-0.011%
Research and Consulting Services0.025%
HR Services-0.42%
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
REL RELXUK£33.750.4%
+UK£260.7m
32.1%PE35.5x
DATA GlobalDataUK£1.841.4%
+UK£20.1m
4.3%PE48.1x
FNTL FintelUK£2.753.8%
+UK£10.4m
48.6%PE34x
AFM Alpha Financial Markets ConsultingUK£3.580.8%
+UK£3.4m
-19.6%PE27.5x
PPHC Public Policy Holding CompanyUK£1.101.9%
+UK£2.3m
-20.4%PS1.2x
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Latest News

PPHC

UK£1.10

Public Policy Holding Company

7D

1.9%

1Y

-20.4%

ITRK

UK£48.46

Intertek Group

7D

-2.3%

1Y

21.2%

RWS

UK£1.99

RWS Holdings

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-37.3%

DATA

UK£1.84

GlobalData

7D

1.4%

1Y

4.3%

RCDO

UK£4.33

Ricardo

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-18.8%

WIL

UK£3.38

Wilmington

7D

-5.3%

1Y

13.4%

RBGP

UK£0.088

RBG Holdings

7D

0%

1Y

-78.3%

MRL

UK£5.20

Marlowe

7D

-0.4%

1Y

18.2%

GTLY

UK£1.23

Gateley (Holdings)

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-33.5%

AFM

UK£3.58

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

7D

0.8%

1Y

-19.6%

FNTL

UK£2.75

Fintel

7D

3.8%

1Y

48.6%

ELIX

UK£5.75

Elixirr International

7D

-1.3%

1Y

19.8%

DWF

UK£1.00

DWF Group

7D

0.2%

1Y

17.2%