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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 03, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1484
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M7.9%
  • 1Y-3.1%
  • YTD1.2%

The market is up 1.1% over the last week, with the Industrials sector leading the way, up 3.7%. In contrast, the market has seen a decline of 3.1% over the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 04 Feb 2023UK£2.6tUK£2.3tUK£210.0b14.3x12.2x1.1x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£210.5b13.4x11.7x1.1x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£212.8b13.5x11.7x1.1x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.4tUK£213.8b12.3x11.2x1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.4tUK£217.7b12.3x10.8x1x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£211.3b13.8x12x1.1x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£197.0b13.8x12.7x1.1x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£194.1b14.1x12.5x1.1x
Mon, 16 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£181.3b15.3x13.9x1.2x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£187.3b16.7x14x1.3x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£188.4b16x13.1x1.2x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£164.6b18.1x16.5x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£164.0b19.6x17.1x1.5x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£162.7b19.1x16.4x1.4x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£152.9b21.3x18.2x1.5x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£141.2b23.4x18.9x1.5x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.9x19.8x1.5x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.4b23.9x19.2x1.5x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021UK£2.5tUK£1.7tUK£90.7b23.2x27.6x1.5x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021UK£2.3tUK£1.7tUK£52.7b22.6x44.5x1.4x
Sat, 10 Oct 2020UK£2.1tUK£1.7tUK£39.5b21.5x52.7x1.2x
Fri, 03 Jul 2020UK£2.1tUK£1.8tUK£48.7b19.1x43.5x1.2x
Mon, 06 Apr 2020UK£1.9tUK£1.9tUK£87.2b15.1x21.6x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.3x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.3tTotal Earnings: UK£130.3bTotal Revenue: UK£2.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202120222023
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 12.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% 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 Market1.09%
Real Estate6.42%
Tech4.50%
Consumer Discretionary3.88%
Industrials3.67%
Telecom3.64%
Consumer Staples1.84%
Utilities0.92%
Financials0.35%
Energy-0.48%
Healthcare-1.60%
Materials-1.91%
Sector PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Healthcare sector, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 42.4x.
    • This optimism is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 20.5% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Energy sector. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 35% per year.
  • In contrast, the Materials sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.6% 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
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b
-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
ULVR UnileverUK£41.713.7%
+UK£3.8b
9.3%PE20.2xConsumer Staples
DGE DiageoUK£35.794.6%
+UK£3.5b
-4.6%PE22.6xConsumer Staples
SHEL ShellUK£24.141.8%
+UK£2.9b
18.5%PE4.8xEnergy
BATS British American TobaccoUK£31.262.9%
+UK£2.0b
-2.7%PE13xConsumer Staples
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AZN

UK£105.78

AstraZeneca

7D

-0.4%

1Y

27.7%

DGE

UK£35.79

Diageo

7D

4.6%

1Y

-4.6%

SHEL

UK£24.18

Shell

7D

2.0%

1Y

18.7%

HSBA

UK£5.97

HSBC Holdings

7D

-0.6%

1Y

9.5%

AAL

UK£34.15

Anglo American

7D

-4.0%

1Y

2.8%

GLEN

UK£5.55

Glencore

7D

1.1%

1Y

37.8%

BATS

UK£31.26

British American Tobacco

7D

2.9%

1Y

-2.7%

FIVE

US$0.53

X5 Retail Group

7D

-95.6%

1Y

-97.6%

ULVR

UK£41.71

Unilever

7D

3.7%

1Y

9.3%

TCS

US$3.19

TCS Group Holding

7D

-74.3%

1Y

-95.3%

RIO

UK£61.28

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-2.6%

1Y

14.2%

EXPN

UK£31.31

Experian

7D

8.2%

1Y

3.1%