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U.K. (FTSE) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies100
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M3.5%
  • 1Y0.5%
  • YTD-0.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by AstraZeneca declining 1.5%. Meanwhile, HUTCHMED (China) actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 17% in the last week. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Mar 2024UK£260.5bUK£80.6bUK£9.6b34.2x27.2x3.2x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024UK£249.9bUK£79.9bUK£9.5b37.4x26.4x3.1x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024UK£279.0bUK£83.9bUK£10.6b40.4x26.2x3.3x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023UK£260.7bUK£84.6bUK£10.7b40x24.3x3.1x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023UK£263.5bUK£85.9bUK£11.0b41x24.1x3.1x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023UK£276.5bUK£86.1bUK£10.3b40.6x26.7x3.2x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023UK£272.1bUK£84.4bUK£10.2b41.4x26.7x3.2x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023UK£279.8bUK£83.2bUK£10.1b41.9x27.6x3.4x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023UK£278.9bUK£82.9bUK£7.9b44.1x35.3x3.4x
Sat, 27 May 2023UK£287.9bUK£84.0bUK£8.0b47.6x35.9x3.4x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023UK£299.0bUK£84.2bUK£6.9b47.2x43.3x3.6x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023UK£274.1bUK£85.0bUK£7.0b40.2x39.3x3.2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023UK£285.0bUK£85.6bUK£7.6b36.2x37.3x3.3x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023UK£290.8bUK£94.6bUK£6.6b36.1x44.2x3.1x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022UK£283.3bUK£94.5bUK£6.6b36.7x43x3x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022UK£278.6bUK£95.8bUK£3.9b30.2x71.3x2.9x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022UK£255.8bUK£96.9bUK£4.0b27.5x64.1x2.6x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022UK£268.1bUK£94.7bUK£4.1b34.6x65.8x2.8x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022UK£286.0bUK£92.2bUK£4.2b34.5x68.9x3.1x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022UK£306.2bUK£89.5bUK£5.0b35.1x61.7x3.4x
Sun, 29 May 2022UK£302.8bUK£87.7bUK£5.0b29.7x60.8x3.5x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022UK£301.7bUK£82.3bUK£5.1b35.8x58.6x3.7x
Thu, 24 Mar 2022UK£289.4bUK£80.8bUK£5.0b39.2x58x3.6x
Sat, 19 Feb 2022UK£273.6bUK£79.4bUK£5.1b31.3x53.4x3.4x
Mon, 17 Jan 2022UK£277.9bUK£75.0bUK£6.0b30.7x46.2x3.7x
Wed, 15 Dec 2021UK£274.5bUK£76.1bUK£6.1b31.2x45.2x3.6x
Fri, 12 Nov 2021UK£297.1bUK£73.2bUK£7.8b30.5x38x4.1x
Sun, 10 Oct 2021UK£276.6bUK£72.3bUK£7.8b31x35.5x3.8x
Tue, 07 Sep 2021UK£273.6bUK£71.4bUK£7.9b33.3x34.7x3.8x
Thu, 05 Aug 2021UK£268.6bUK£71.4bUK£7.9b32x34.2x3.8x
Sun, 09 May 2021UK£232.3bUK£69.0bUK£8.7b35.3x26.6x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25x


Total Market Cap: UK£217.4bTotal Earnings: UK£8.7bTotal Revenue: UK£68.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 43.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Healthcare industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have grown 3.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.54%
Healthcare-1.35%
Healthtech3.15%
Pharma-1.20%
Medical Equipment-1.51%
Biotech-2.45%
Life Sciences-3.85%
Healthcare Services-13.63%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 89.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 17.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthtech industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Pharma industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
HCM HUTCHMED (China)UK£2.7516.8%
+UK£337.1m
18.8%PE29.6x
CTEC ConvaTec GroupUK£2.882.6%
+UK£149.4m
25.8%PE57.4x
CRW CranewareUK£22.403.7%
+UK£28.0m
65.6%PE106.5x
FARN Faron Pharmaceuticals OyUK£1.7529.6%
+UK£27.5m
-44.4%PE-4.6x
PRTC PureTech HealthUK£2.044.0%
+UK£21.1m
0.5%PS59.8x
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AMS

UK£1.87

Advanced Medical Solutions Group

7D

-11.7%

1Y

-19.0%

CTEC

UK£2.88

ConvaTec Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

25.8%

CRW

UK£22.40

Craneware

7D

3.7%

1Y

65.6%

MXCT

UK£3.28

MaxCyte

7D

4.0%

1Y

-4.4%

HIK

UK£18.83

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

7D

-1.4%

1Y

13.5%

FARN

UK£1.75

Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy

7D

29.6%

1Y

-44.4%

CVSG

UK£10.00

CVS Group

7D

-31.4%

1Y

-48.0%

INDV

UK£16.04

Indivior

7D

-2.8%

1Y

15.1%

ONT

UK£1.37

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

7D

-7.4%

1Y

-22.3%

GSK

UK£16.61

GSK

7D

-0.8%

1Y

17.5%

PRTC

UK£2.04

PureTech Health

7D

4.0%

1Y

0.5%

ERGO

UK£13.46

Ergomed

7D

0.1%

1Y

3.5%

EMIS

UK£19.20

EMIS Group

7D

0.1%

1Y

2.8%