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U.K. (FTSE) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies76
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-10.1%
  • 1Y-7.7%
  • YTD-7.0%

The Energy industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.7% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£234.0bUK£406.4bUK£14.7b7.7x15.9x0.6x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£236.7bUK£400.7bUK£19.9b8.5x11.9x0.6x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£236.3bUK£401.3bUK£19.9b9.3x11.9x0.6x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£258.4bUK£410.7bUK£21.4b11.7x12.1x0.6x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£273.1bUK£409.6bUK£21.9b10.1x12.5x0.7x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£263.1bUK£411.3bUK£22.0b11.4x12x0.6x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£281.8bUK£425.1bUK£27.3b8.5x10.3x0.7x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£263.6bUK£434.1bUK£28.3b7.8x9.3x0.6x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£249.7bUK£433.3bUK£26.2b6.5x9.5x0.6x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£265.2bUK£620.0bUK£62.3b4.1x4.3x0.4x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£281.5bUK£619.4bUK£62.3b4.1x4.5x0.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£285.9bUK£629.6bUK£63.0b4.7x4.5x0.5x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£310.1bUK£656.9bUK£57.9b5.4x5.4x0.5x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£296.7bUK£648.6bUK£57.4b4.3x5.2x0.5x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£279.4bUK£636.4bUK£57.7b4.8x4.8x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£267.0bUK£668.3bUK£74.7b4.2x3.6x0.4x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£270.4bUK£683.4bUK£76.4b4.6x3.5x0.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£286.1bUK£675.6bUK£76.9b4.7x3.7x0.4x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£286.1bUK£680.5bUK£54.4b4.6x5.3x0.4x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£310.4bUK£686.7bUK£56.2b4x5.5x0.5x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£286.0bUK£648.2bUK£49.8b4.6x5.7x0.4x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£308.7bUK£661.4bUK£50.5b4.4x6.1x0.5x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£279.6bUK£673.9bUK£52.3b4x5.3x0.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£300.0bUK£645.1bUK£44.9b4.1x6.7x0.5x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£306.4bUK£642.1bUK£45.0b5.8x6.8x0.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£283.5bUK£614.2bUK£42.8b6.9x6.6x0.5x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£240.6bUK£562.2bUK£25.2b7.5x9.6x0.4x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£289.1bUK£552.0bUK£26.2b9.8x11x0.5x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£282.2bUK£533.2bUK£22.9b9.9x12.3x0.5x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£259.6bUK£450.6bUK£36.6b10.5x7.1x0.6x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£96.2bUK£219.4bUK£16.2b8.9x5.9x0.4x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£222.9bUK£276.9bUK£20.6b12.9x10.8x0.8x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£222.0bUK£283.6bUK£21.6b13x10.3x0.8x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£223.9bUK£281.9bUK£21.3b12.5x10.5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£223.9bTotal Earnings: UK£21.3bTotal Revenue: UK£281.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Energy industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.54x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Energy industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Energy sector?

GB Market-0.14%
Energy0.62%
Oil and Gas0.65%
Energy Services-5.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Oil and Gas industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 46.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
BP. BPUK£3.832.5%
+UK£1.4b		-19.9%PE27.9x
YCA Yellow CakeUK£5.678.8%
+UK£99.8m		-1.6%PE2.1x
DEC Diversified EnergyUK£11.2916.4%
+UK£81.6m		-23.9%PE5.1x
ENOG EnergeanUK£9.883.8%
+UK£66.1m		8.3%PE8.4x
PANR Pantheon ResourcesUK£0.2721.2%
+UK£53.6m		21.5%PS1067.3x
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1.8%

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GKP

UK£1.44

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7D

7.0%

1Y

9.4%

SEPL

UK£2.19

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7D

-4.4%

1Y

79.5%

HSP

UK£5.72

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7D

-2.7%

1Y

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-16.9%

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8.8%

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UK£0.28

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7D

n/a

1Y

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