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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1267
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M5.2%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTD4.2%

The Information Technology sector gained 3.9% while the market remained flat over the last week. More promisingly, the market is up 5.6% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£130.6b16.6x18.7x1.2x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£127.0b17.1x19.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£148.4b16x16.3x1.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£144.5b15.9x16.2x1.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£169.7b14.9x13.4x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.4b15x12.1x1.1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£192.7b14.4x11.8x1.1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£194.7b13.5x11.3x1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.0b14.4x12.5x1.1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£183.8b14.5x12.3x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.9b14.2x11.6x1.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£208.5b14.2x11.3x1.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£216.4b14.3x11.3x1.1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.8b14x13.7x1.1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£187.6b13.3x13x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£191.6b14x13.2x1.2x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.1b13.7x13.4x1.2x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£186.1b13.5x13.2x1.2x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£210.9b12.5x11.1x1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.4tUK£209.9b11.9x10.9x1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£205.7b13.6x12.2x1.1x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£191.4b14x13.1x1.1x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£195.3b14.3x12.4x1.1x
Sun, 22 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£185.4b15.4x13.5x1.1x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£188.4b16.7x14x1.3x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£192.9b16.1x13.1x1.3x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£165.4b18.1x16.7x1.5x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.4b19.5x17.1x1.5x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£163.5b19.4x16.5x1.4x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£153.4b21.4x18.2x1.5x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£143.0b22.1x18.9x1.5x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.7b24.5x19.8x1.5x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.4b23.9x19.2x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£138.4bTotal Revenue: UK£1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.3x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 18.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 4.2% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the U.K. Market?

GB Market0.41%
Tech3.91%
Utilities2.41%
Telecom2.03%
Real Estate1.46%
Financials1.18%
Consumer Staples0.82%
Industrials0.17%
Healthcare-0.0071%
Energy-0.59%
Consumer Discretionary-0.93%
Materials-1.06%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 20.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
NG. National GridUK£8.943.6%
+UK£10.9b
-15.0%PE19.4xUtilities
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b
-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
ULVR UnileverUK£44.381.9%
+UK£2.0b
9.4%PE20.2xConsumer Staples
REL RELXUK£35.912.9%
+UK£1.8b
37.4%PE37.6xIndustrials
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£6.871.3%
+UK£1.4b
11.6%PB0.8xFinancials
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