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U.K. (FTSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 31, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D-3.1%
  • 3M2.9%
  • 1Y24.7%
  • YTD11.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 3.1%, driven by RELX declining 3.4%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 25%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£115.1bUK£38.6bUK£3.1b20.2x36.6x3x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£110.1bUK£38.5bUK£3.0b19.2x36.2x2.9x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£113.3bUK£38.4bUK£3.0b21.5x37.5x2.9x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£114.7bUK£41.0bUK£3.3b19.3x34.9x2.8x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£109.0bUK£41.7bUK£3.3b20x32.7x2.6x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£104.1bUK£41.7bUK£3.4b21.8x31x2.5x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£98.3bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b17.3x30x2.4x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£97.7bUK£41.8bUK£3.3b17.1x29.7x2.3x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£94.4bUK£41.6bUK£3.3b19.3x28.9x2.3x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£93.1bUK£41.1bUK£3.3b18x28.4x2.3x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£91.5bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.4x27.9x2.3x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£93.0bUK£39.7bUK£3.3b16.6x28.2x2.3x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£93.9bUK£39.6bUK£3.5b17.4x27.2x2.4x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£91.4bUK£40.2bUK£3.5b17.5x26.4x2.3x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£92.6bUK£36.7bUK£3.4b18.1x27.4x2.5x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£90.6bUK£34.8bUK£3.3b19x27.4x2.6x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£86.4bUK£34.5bUK£3.3b18.2x26x2.5x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£86.3bUK£34.6bUK£3.3b16.6x26x2.5x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£81.0bUK£34.7bUK£3.5b16.1x23x2.3x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£86.7bUK£34.4bUK£3.5b17.5x25x2.5x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£90.7bUK£33.5bUK£3.4b17.6x26.8x2.7x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£83.8bUK£32.2bUK£3.2b23.8x26.1x2.6x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£84.1bUK£32.0bUK£3.2b25.5x26.7x2.6x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£89.4bUK£31.7bUK£3.0b24.4x29.6x2.8x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£92.6bUK£31.1bUK£3.0b25x31x3x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£90.9bUK£30.7bUK£2.8b27.9x32x3x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022UK£91.7bUK£29.9bUK£2.6b32.1x35.1x3.1x
Thu, 23 Dec 2021UK£101.6bUK£30.0bUK£2.6b34.1x38.9x3.4x
Sat, 20 Nov 2021UK£99.4bUK£29.7bUK£2.6b33.7x38.4x3.4x
Mon, 18 Oct 2021UK£94.0bUK£29.2bUK£2.4b36.7x38.4x3.2x
Wed, 15 Sep 2021UK£95.2bUK£29.2bUK£2.5b33.1x38.8x3.3x
Fri, 13 Aug 2021UK£92.5bUK£29.1bUK£2.4b32x38.7x3.2x
Tue, 08 Jun 2021UK£82.8bUK£29.0bUK£2.2b42.4x36.9x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£82.8bTotal 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 31.8x202220232024
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 36.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 31.8x.
  • 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 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.9% 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 Market-0.99%
Industrials-1.57%
Professional Services-3.10%
HR Services-2.24%
Research and Consulting Services-3.12%
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 33.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.1%, 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 22.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the HR Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 45% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
HAS HaysUK£1.081.6%
+UK£26.9m		-3.2%PE20.4x
IPEL Impellam GroupUK£8.753.9%
+UK£14.5m		41.7%PE24.8x
FNTL FintelUK£3.002.4%
+UK£7.3m		51.9%PE43.9x
WIL WilmingtonUK£3.961.5%
+UK£5.4m		40.9%PE19.2x
GTLY Gateley (Holdings)UK£1.393.0%
+UK£5.3m		-14.7%PE13.3x
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RTC

UK£1.00

RTC Group

7D

5.3%

1Y

488.2%

AFM

UK£4.09

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

7D

-9.1%

1Y

-11.1%

ITRK

UK£47.76

Intertek Group

7D

-5.0%

1Y

11.9%

LTG

UK£0.85

Learning Technologies Group

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-17.4%

GTLY

UK£1.39

Gateley (Holdings)

7D

3.0%

1Y

-14.7%

REL

UK£34.16

RELX

7D

-3.0%

1Y

33.1%

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EXPN

UK£36.07

Experian

7D

-2.8%

1Y

24.5%

RWA

UK£4.13

Robert Walters

7D

1.5%

1Y

-9.2%

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DATA

UK£2.20

GlobalData

7D

-3.5%

1Y

20.9%

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KGH

UK£1.36

Knights Group Holdings

7D

-9.3%

1Y

50.4%

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FNTL

UK£3.00

Fintel

7D

2.4%

1Y

51.9%

WIL

UK£3.96

Wilmington

7D

1.5%

1Y

40.9%

PAGE

UK£4.58

PageGroup

7D

-5.6%

1Y

2.2%

AUK

UK£0.017

Aukett Swanke Group

7D

1.5%

1Y

-23.9%

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HAS

UK£1.08

Hays

7D

1.6%

1Y

-3.2%

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IPEL

UK£8.75

Impellam Group

7D

3.9%

1Y

41.7%