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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1282
  • 7D2.8%
  • 3M5.3%
  • 1Y1.1%
  • YTD3.9%

The market has climbed by 2.8% over the past week, with every sector up and the Healthcare sector leading the way. As for last year, the market performance has been flat. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£143.6b16x16.9x1.2x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£147.6b16.3x16.4x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£146.9b15.3x15.6x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.5b14.7x11.7x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.7b15.1x11.9x1.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£195.0b14x11.5x1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.8b14x12.6x1.1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.4b14.5x12.4x1.1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£189.4b14.6x12.4x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£208.0b14.2x11.2x1.1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£211.4b14.2x11.1x1.1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.2b14.5x13.8x1.1x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£184.0b13.4x12.8x1.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£200.4b13.7x12.7x1.2x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£183.7b13.7x13.6x1.2x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.8b13.2x12.8x1.1x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£211.6b13x11.4x1.1x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£206.6b11.8x11.1x1x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£207.6b13.4x11.9x1.1x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£197.0b14.2x12.9x1.1x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£190.8b13.8x12.7x1.1x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£189.7b15.2x13.7x1.2x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.1tUK£194.5b16.3x13.3x1.2x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£196.1b16.5x13.4x1.3x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£2.5tUK£1.9tUK£172.8b16.5x14.3x1.3x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£163.1b18.9x16.8x1.5x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£164.9b18.8x16.5x1.4x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£159.5b20.9x17.5x1.5x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£143.7b21.4x19.2x1.5x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£139.1b24x19.8x1.5x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.9x20x1.5x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.7tUK£91.1b24.8x29.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.6tTotal Earnings: UK£91.0bTotal Revenue: UK£1.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202220232024
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 16.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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.K. Market?

GB Market2.84%
Healthcare7.01%
Tech3.96%
Consumer Staples3.57%
Materials2.40%
Industrials2.35%
Financials2.23%
Telecom1.96%
Energy1.92%
Real Estate1.59%
Consumer Discretionary1.11%
Utilities0.69%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.6x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (13.2%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 58% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 38% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy 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 Price7D1YValuationSector
AZN AstraZenecaUK£119.889.5%
+UK£16.2b		2.1%PE36.7xHealthcare
ULVR UnileverUK£41.338.4%
+UK£8.1b		-6.8%PE18.6xConsumer Staples
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£26.4321.3%
+UK£5.6b		8.1%PE141.6xMaterials
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
SHEL ShellUK£29.041.8%
+UK£3.4b		18.4%PE12xEnergy
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7D

21.3%

1Y

8.1%

ULVR

UK£41.33

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7D

8.4%

1Y

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1Y

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11.1%

1Y

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UK£3.19

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1Y

-9.5%

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UK£89.34

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7D

-0.6%

1Y

7.0%

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UK£119.88

AstraZeneca

7D

9.5%

1Y

2.1%

BARC

UK£2.04

Barclays

7D

10.0%

1Y

27.8%

GLEN

UK£4.70

Glencore

7D

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1Y

0.1%

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RTO

UK£4.12

Rentokil Initial

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-34.8%

CTEC

UK£2.58

ConvaTec Group

7D

-8.8%

1Y

17.3%

LGEN

UK£2.34

Legal & General Group

7D

-4.2%

1Y

0.1%

SHEL

UK£29.04

Shell

7D

1.8%

1Y

18.4%

DGE

UK£27.76

Diageo

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-23.4%

HSBA

UK£6.64

HSBC Holdings

7D

2.7%

1Y

15.7%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%