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U.K. (FTSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies238
  • 7D3.5%
  • 3M14.1%
  • 1Y11.6%
  • YTD9.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has risen 3.5%, driven by gains from HSBC Holdings of 3.3%. Meanwhile, TBC Bank Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 17% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 12% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.2% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£461.8bUK£243.1bUK£48.4b12.7x9.5x1.9x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£467.0bUK£265.6bUK£53.1b11.9x8.8x1.8x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£421.0bUK£205.4bUK£50.7b12.6x8.3x2x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£390.8bUK£188.3bUK£51.4b12.9x7.6x2.1x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£405.9bUK£187.9bUK£51.3b13.4x7.9x2.2x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£386.3bUK£188.6bUK£51.7b12.4x7.5x2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£378.6bUK£182.8bUK£48.3b11.5x7.8x2.1x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£397.1bUK£185.4bUK£47.5b12.8x8.4x2.1x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£375.2bUK£179.1bUK£47.4b12.7x7.9x2.1x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£403.9bUK£179.0bUK£50.5b12.2x8x2.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£415.2bUK£178.7bUK£51.4b13.2x8.1x2.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£410.8bUK£180.2bUK£50.2b13x8.2x2.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£398.7bUK£171.3bUK£42.7b13x9.3x2.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£452.2bUK£173.8bUK£43.4b11.9x10.4x2.6x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£426.0bUK£143.1bUK£34.7b12.2x12.3x3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£380.1bUK£144.2bUK£34.9b11.4x10.9x2.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£372.7bUK£144.6bUK£35.1b10.9x10.6x2.6x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£354.4bUK£186.4bUK£40.4b9.2x8.8x1.9x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£367.7bUK£151.7bUK£39.1b9.3x9.4x2.4x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£388.7bUK£150.1bUK£38.6b9.9x10.1x2.6x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£422.8bUK£281.8bUK£49.1b9.1x8.6x1.5x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£445.8bUK£281.3bUK£49.4b10x9x1.6x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£446.2bUK£278.9bUK£48.3b9.8x9.2x1.6x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£478.1bUK£272.0bUK£46.8b10.4x10.2x1.8x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£429.6bUK£308.4bUK£46.4b9.6x9.3x1.4x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£531.8bUK£323.7bUK£46.2b11.6x11.5x1.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£515.6bUK£323.9bUK£46.3b11x11.1x1.6x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£498.6bUK£325.3bUK£46.2b12.2x10.8x1.5x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£542.3bUK£328.9bUK£44.8b13.7x12.1x1.6x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£504.9bUK£326.2bUK£41.6b13.9x12.1x1.5x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£518.2bUK£325.7bUK£41.7b14.5x12.4x1.6x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021UK£502.8bUK£325.5bUK£41.7b13.8x12.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£515.6bTotal Earnings: UK£29.9bTotal Revenue: UK£301.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British Financials 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 10.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 6.9% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Financials sector?

GB Market2.66%
Financials3.55%
Consumer Finance4.98%
Insurance4.94%
Banks3.36%
Diversified Financial3.35%
Capital Markets3.28%
Mortgage Finance0%
Mortgage REITs0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Consumer Finance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 8.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Finance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£7.213.3%
+UK£4.3b
19.9%PB0.9x
PRU PrudentialUK£7.7710.2%
+UK£2.0b
-34.0%PE15.6x
STAN Standard CharteredUK£7.518.1%
+UK£1.5b
22.4%PB0.5x
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£91.803.8%
+UK£1.3b
8.5%PE63.9x
III 3i GroupUK£29.744.5%
+UK£1.2b
70.3%PE6.4x
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HSBA

UK£7.21

HSBC Holdings

7D

3.3%

1Y

19.9%

HSBK

US$18.90

Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan

7D

-0.4%

1Y

38.0%

TBCG

UK£28.70

TBC Bank Group

7D

-17.2%

1Y

18.4%

III

UK£29.74

3i Group

7D

4.5%

1Y

70.3%

BARC

UK£2.12

Barclays

7D

4.0%

1Y

38.1%

HSX

UK£11.70

Hiscox

7D

-3.9%

1Y

0.7%

LSEG

UK£91.80

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

3.8%

1Y

8.5%

BGEO

UK£47.35

Bank of Georgia Group

7D

-12.6%

1Y

50.3%

CGEO

UK£11.36

Georgia Capital

7D

-15.1%

1Y

38.9%

LLOY

UK£0.54

Lloyds Banking Group

7D

3.3%

1Y

16.8%

BPT

UK£2.26

Bridgepoint Group

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-4.2%

PRU

UK£7.77

Prudential

7D

10.2%

1Y

-34.0%

RCP

UK£19.70

RIT Capital Partners

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-0.9%