U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Analysis
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U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies131
  • 7D-4.1%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y19.5%
  • YTD6.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Diversified Financial industry has dropped 4.1%, driven by a pullback from Berkshire Hathaway of 4.6%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 19%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Apr 2024US$2.3tUS$658.9bUS$147.8b14.3x15.6x3.5x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024US$2.5tUS$663.2bUS$147.4b15.1x16.9x3.8x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024US$2.4tUS$656.0bUS$111.7b14.1x21.6x3.7x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024US$2.3tUS$648.5bUS$107.0b13.7x21.2x3.5x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023US$2.2tUS$648.6bUS$107.0b13.4x20.4x3.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023US$2.1tUS$632.3bUS$110.8b11.2x18.9x3.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023US$2.1tUS$622.6bUS$106.8b12.2x19.6x3.4x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023US$2.2tUS$622.7bUS$106.1b13x20.6x3.5x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023US$2.2tUS$599.2bUS$32.1b13.4x67.6x3.6x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023US$2.1tUS$598.0bUS$31.2b10.7x65.6x3.4x
Tue, 23 May 2023US$2.0tUS$597.7bUS$31.2b10.8x65.3x3.4x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023US$2.0tUS$583.5bUS$7.5b9.8x270.3x3.5x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023US$709.2bUS$386.5b-US$10,450,952,507.005.8x-67.9x1.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023US$768.6bUS$384.3bUS$16.1b6.8x47.7x2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023US$776.1bUS$382.3bUS$17.0b5.8x45.7x2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022US$749.8bUS$382.3bUS$17.0b5.4x44.1x2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022US$709.5bUS$356.2bUS$27.6b8.3x25.7x2x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022US$668.6bUS$367.8bUS$28.9b6.2x23.1x1.8x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022US$676.2bUS$340.0bUS$18.1b5.4x37.4x2x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022US$722.2bUS$330.0bUS$88.5b6.5x8.2x2.2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022US$669.1bUS$329.9bUS$88.0b6.4x7.6x2x
Wed, 25 May 2022US$739.1bUS$329.8bUS$87.8b7.6x8.4x2.2x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022US$822.1bUS$319.8bUS$95.6b7.4x8.6x2.6x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022US$825.4bUS$329.5bUS$95.6b7.9x8.6x2.5x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022US$773.2bUS$308.6bUS$91.8b6x8.4x2.5x
Thu, 13 Jan 2022US$751.3bUS$303.9bUS$88.6b6.6x8.5x2.5x
Sat, 11 Dec 2021US$678.0bUS$303.9bUS$88.6b7.4x7.6x2.2x
Mon, 08 Nov 2021US$685.9bUS$295.0bUS$108.3b6.6x6.3x2.3x
Wed, 06 Oct 2021US$660.3bUS$293.2bUS$106.6b5.3x6.2x2.3x
Fri, 03 Sep 2021US$666.7bUS$289.8bUS$104.7b5.2x6.4x2.3x
Sun, 01 Aug 2021US$665.6bUS$289.8bUS$104.7b6x6.4x2.3x
Wed, 05 May 2021US$662.5bUS$270.7bUS$98.5b7.8x6.7x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.7x


Total Market Cap: US$662.5bTotal Earnings: US$98.5bTotal Revenue: US$270.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Diversified Financial industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 35% 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.S. Financials industry?

US Market-3.45%
Financials-4.89%
Diversified Financial-4.14%
Specialized Finance-2.40%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services-3.48%
Other Diversified Financial Services-3.50%
Multi-Sector Holdings-4.59%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 78.1x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (14.1%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Multi-Sector Holdings industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Multi-Sector Holdings industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 108% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 25% per year.
  • In contrast, the Specialized Finance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
LSAK Lesaka TechnologiesUS$4.081.9%
+US$17.3m
-1.8%PS0.5x
USIO UsioUS$1.512.7%
+US$1.1m
-17.0%PS0.5x
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