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U.K. (FTSE) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies92
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M-21.0%
  • 1Y-4.4%
  • YTD-8.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has remained flat, although notably GSK declined by 5.8%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 4.4% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 20% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£237.3bUK£85.8bUK£7.6b24.7x31.1x2.8x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£273.8bUK£82.6bUK£8.9b28.6x30.8x3.3x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£290.4bUK£82.4bUK£8.9b32.8x32.7x3.5x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£293.0bUK£83.5bUK£9.0b33.1x32.5x3.5x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£279.0bUK£81.3bUK£9.4b31.2x29.8x3.4x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£289.1bUK£81.5bUK£9.4b31.3x30.9x3.5x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£289.2bUK£82.4bUK£9.4b32.1x30.7x3.5x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£268.5bUK£81.1bUK£9.6b34x28x3.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£261.2bUK£80.4bUK£9.4b37x27.7x3.2x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£271.5bUK£84.0bUK£10.6b38.9x25.5x3.2x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£267.3bUK£83.9bUK£10.6b40.4x25.1x3.2x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£261.8bUK£84.9bUK£10.8b41.5x24.3x3.1x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£277.7bUK£85.9bUK£10.3b40.2x27x3.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£276.9bUK£85.1bUK£10.2b40.2x27x3.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£276.9bUK£84.0bUK£10.2b41.1x27.3x3.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£259.4bUK£82.2bUK£7.8b43x33.1x3.2x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£287.3bUK£83.5bUK£8.0b48.2x36x3.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£295.0bUK£82.9bUK£7.9b50.5x37.3x3.6x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£278.6bUK£84.6bUK£6.9b45.2x40.2x3.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£275.4bUK£85.4bUK£7.1b42.6x39.1x3.2x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£272.3bUK£94.0bUK£6.5b35.9x41.7x2.9x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£282.3bUK£95.3bUK£6.6b36.4x42.6x3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£277.1bUK£96.4bUK£6.7b32.7x41.5x2.9x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£253.2bUK£96.4bUK£4.0b28.2x63.4x2.6x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£259.0bUK£95.5bUK£4.0b34.3x64.6x2.7x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£275.6bUK£92.6bUK£4.0b35x68.1x3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£311.0bUK£90.4bUK£4.9b34.4x63.3x3.4x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£293.2bUK£88.1bUK£5.0b29.9x58.9x3.3x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£300.9bUK£89.1bUK£5.0b32.1x59.9x3.4x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£297.6bUK£81.0bUK£5.1b37.6x58.2x3.7x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£281.3bUK£80.2bUK£5.1b34.9x55.3x3.5x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£279.0bUK£75.6bUK£6.0b31.9x46.2x3.7x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£283.6bUK£75.7bUK£6.1b32.1x46.8x3.7x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£277.0bUK£75.7bUK£6.1b28.3x45.6x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

45.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£277.0bTotal Earnings: UK£6.1bTotal Revenue: UK£75.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.9x202220232024
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 31.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 42.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have grown 7.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.3% 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 Market-0.14%
Healthcare-0.52%
Medical Equipment7.95%
Healthtech4.64%
Pharma-1.03%
Life Sciences-1.80%
Healthcare Services-2.23%
Biotech-2.46%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 91.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 39.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Biotech industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 40% per year.
  • In contrast, the Life Sciences industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 19% 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
AZN AstraZenecaUK£99.780.8%
+UK£1.2b
-2.7%PE30x
CTEC ConvaTec GroupUK£2.4916.6%
+UK£724.5m
9.7%PE41.9x
SN. Smith & NephewUK£9.645.1%
+UK£404.6m
-5.9%PE34.7x
CRW CranewareUK£22.306.2%
+UK£45.4m
35.2%PE84x
PRTC PureTech HealthUK£1.729.4%
+UK£35.4m
-0.3%PS1106.7x
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AZN

UK£99.78

AstraZeneca

7D

0.8%

1Y

-2.7%

CVSG

UK£8.30

CVS Group

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-46.5%

CTEC

UK£2.49

ConvaTec Group

7D

16.6%

1Y

9.7%

GSK

UK£13.01

GSK

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-7.8%

CRW

UK£22.30

Craneware

7D

6.2%

1Y

35.2%

IDHC

US$0.37

Integrated Diagnostics Holdings

7D

-14.9%

1Y

11.5%

ONT

UK£1.31

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-34.2%

GNS

UK£17.20

Genus

7D

-7.5%

1Y

-22.7%

SN.

UK£9.64

Smith & Nephew

7D

5.1%

1Y

-5.9%

SPI

UK£2.20

Spire Healthcare Group

7D

2.1%

1Y

-3.3%

AMS

UK£2.04

Advanced Medical Solutions Group

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-1.9%

SCLP

UK£0.16

Scancell Holdings

7D

18.2%

1Y

27.5%

REDX

UK£0.15

Redx Pharma

7D

62.2%

1Y

-53.8%