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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7705
  • 7D1.8%
  • 3M5.5%
  • 1Y24.9%
  • YTD4.4%

The market has climbed 1.8% in the last 7 days, lead by the Information Technology sector with a gain of 2.1%. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 25%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 26 Jan 2025US$64.0tUS$22.0tUS$2.0t19x32.2x2.9x
Tue, 24 Dec 2024US$62.3tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.3x32.2x2.8x
Thu, 21 Nov 2024US$62.4tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.9x32.5x2.8x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024US$60.6tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.7x32.5x2.8x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024US$58.1tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18x31.2x2.7x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$55.2tUS$21.5tUS$1.8t17.4x29.8x2.6x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$58.2tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t17.3x31.7x2.7x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$55.1tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.8x30.1x2.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$53.9tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.3x29.6x2.5x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$54.3tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t17.2x29.4x2.6x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$53.2tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.3x28.8x2.5x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$51.1tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.9x29.1x2.4x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$50.1tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t17x28.5x2.4x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$47.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.9x27x2.2x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$44.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x25.7x2.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$46.9tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.5x27.4x2.2x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$46.7tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.8x27.5x2.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$47.7tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.6x28.6x2.3x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$45.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x27.4x2.2x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$43.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.6x26x2.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$43.3tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t14.8x26.8x2.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$43.4tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t15.6x26.7x2.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$43.2tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t14.9x24.5x2.1x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$40.2tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t14.1x22.3x2x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$42.8tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.8x23.8x2.1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$40.2tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.2x22.1x2x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$41.9tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.4x22.8x2.1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$46.3tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t15.9x25.3x2.3x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$42.0tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t14.7x22x2.2x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$41.3tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t14.6x21.6x2.1x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$42.4tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t15.3x22.1x2.2x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$49.7tUS$19.3tUS$2.0t16.7x24.5x2.6x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022US$48.3tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t15.9x24.9x2.6x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022US$51.1tUS$18.5tUS$1.8t16.6x28.4x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.4x


Total Market Cap: US$51.1tTotal Earnings: US$1.8tTotal Revenue: US$18.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.2x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 32.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have grown 3.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

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

US Market1.85%
Telecom3.67%
Healthcare3.40%
Industrials2.24%
Tech2.13%
Financials1.30%
Real Estate1.16%
Consumer Discretionary1.15%
Consumer Staples0.95%
Utilities0.89%
Materials0.80%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Energy-2.53%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.3x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 16.0% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.8% 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
NVDA NVIDIAUS$142.623.6%
+US$120.2b		133.7%PE55.4xTech
MSFT MicrosoftUS$444.063.5%
+US$111.7b		9.9%PE36.5xTech
AMZN Amazon.comUS$234.853.9%
+US$93.7b		47.6%PE49.5xConsumer Discretionary
META Meta PlatformsUS$647.495.7%
+US$87.7b		64.3%PE29.4xTelecom
ORCL OracleUS$183.6014.0%
+US$63.1b		60.2%PE44.2xTech
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