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U.K. (FTSE) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies77
  • 7D5.5%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y-4.7%
  • YTD1.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Energy industry has risen 5.5%, driven by gains from Shell of 5.2%. In the same time, Petrofac was down 10%. However, the industry is down 4.7% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Jan 2025UK£239.1bUK£411.9bUK£14.5b8.1x16.5x0.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024UK£230.8bUK£405.3bUK£14.7b8.3x15.7x0.6x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024UK£229.3bUK£399.2bUK£16.4b8.3x13.9x0.6x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024UK£229.1bUK£391.4bUK£19.5b8.4x11.8x0.6x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024UK£254.0bUK£396.4bUK£19.6b11.9x13x0.6x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024UK£260.3bUK£406.9bUK£21.7b11.3x12x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024UK£266.8bUK£414.7bUK£22.2b9.1x12x0.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024UK£273.4bUK£413.5bUK£22.2b10.2x12.3x0.7x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024UK£285.4bUK£440.0bUK£28.7b7.1x9.9x0.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024UK£255.5bUK£428.7bUK£26.9b6.2x9.5x0.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024UK£253.6bUK£435.1bUK£26.3b6.7x9.6x0.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024UK£282.1bUK£619.9bUK£62.3b4.1x4.5x0.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023UK£278.8bUK£624.8bUK£62.8b4.7x4.4x0.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023UK£301.3bUK£639.4bUK£63.9b4.6x4.7x0.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023UK£299.2bUK£656.7bUK£58.0b5.5x5.2x0.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023UK£273.5bUK£640.5bUK£56.6b5x4.8x0.4x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023UK£288.7bUK£664.5bUK£74.3b4.5x3.9x0.4x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023UK£267.5bUK£673.1bUK£75.3b4.5x3.6x0.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023UK£282.8bUK£683.8bUK£76.8b4.8x3.7x0.4x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023UK£302.1bUK£677.2bUK£53.7b4.7x5.6x0.4x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023UK£274.8bUK£690.6bUK£56.0b3.9x4.9x0.4x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023UK£329.0bUK£688.5bUK£56.4b3.7x5.8x0.5x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023UK£309.1bUK£654.1bUK£50.0b4.6x6.2x0.5x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022UK£302.9bUK£657.5bUK£50.9b4.4x6x0.5x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022UK£326.2bUK£691.5bUK£51.5b4.6x6.3x0.5x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022UK£296.5bUK£654.8bUK£45.8b4.3x6.5x0.5x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022UK£310.9bUK£630.2bUK£43.8b7x7.1x0.5x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022UK£254.8bUK£561.2bUK£25.7b7.4x9.9x0.5x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022UK£250.6bUK£572.9bUK£28.1b8.9x8.9x0.4x
Tue, 24 May 2022UK£287.1bUK£548.1bUK£25.8b8.8x11.1x0.5x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022UK£271.1bUK£455.8bUK£37.2b12x7.3x0.6x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022UK£241.2bUK£422.7bUK£32.9b10.9x7.3x0.6x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022UK£233.8bUK£257.0bUK£20.0b13.5x11.7x0.9x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022UK£236.2bUK£279.6bUK£21.4b12.4x11.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£236.2bTotal Earnings: UK£21.4bTotal Revenue: UK£279.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.2x202320242025
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 16.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 8.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.
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 14% 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 Market0.85%
Energy5.47%
Oil and Gas5.48%
Energy Services2.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Oil and Gas industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 52.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
SHEL ShellUK£25.675.2%
+UK£7.8b		-0.2%PE12.7x
BP. BPUK£4.085.8%
+UK£3.5b		-13.9%PE29.1x
HBR Harbour EnergyUK£2.687.6%
+UK£273.6m		-11.3%PE49.4x
ITH Ithaca EnergyUK£1.2212.7%
+UK£227.1m		-14.1%PE22.3x
ENOG EnergeanUK£10.765.9%
+UK£110.1m		7.6%PE9x
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UK£10.76

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UK£13.93

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7D

9.9%

1Y

18.3%

SHEL

UK£25.67

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7D

5.2%

1Y

-0.2%

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UK£2.03

Seplat Energy

7D

5.7%

1Y

67.8%

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ITH

UK£1.22

Ithaca Energy

7D

12.7%

1Y

-14.1%

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UK£4.08

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7D

5.8%

1Y

-13.9%

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SQZ

UK£1.47

Serica Energy

7D

12.6%

1Y

-32.0%

HSP

UK£5.74

Hargreaves Services

7D

-1.0%

1Y

38.3%

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GENL

UK£0.64

Genel Energy

7D

-0.8%

1Y

-11.1%

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PANR

UK£0.28

Pantheon Resources

7D

-0.9%

1Y

11.5%

SNDA

UK£0.00072

Sunda Energy

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-10.0%

HBR

UK£2.68

Harbour Energy

7D

7.6%

1Y

-11.3%

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TGP

UK£0.063

Tekmar Group

7D

-7.4%

1Y

-45.7%

CASP

UK£0.03

Caspian Sunrise

7D

-1.6%

1Y

22.0%

PFC

UK£0.08

Petrofac

7D

-10.2%

1Y

-73.7%