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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1270
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y3.8%
  • YTD3.6%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.5%, driven by a decline of 2.1% in the Financials sector. As for the longer term, the market has actually risen by 3.8% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£130.6b16.4x18.6x1.2x
Tue, 14 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£136.0b16.9x18.4x1.2x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£147.3b16x16.3x1.1x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£145.3b16x16.1x1.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£183.3b14.8x12.5x1.1x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£194.3b15.1x12.2x1.1x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.6b14.3x11.7x1.1x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£186.2b13.4x11.8x1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.8b14.4x12.5x1.1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£184.2b14.4x12.3x1.1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.7b14.1x11.6x1.1x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£207.5b14.3x11.5x1.1x
Wed, 17 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£218.8b14.4x11.1x1.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.3b13.9x13.7x1.1x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£189.2b13.5x13.1x1.1x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.7b14x13.5x1.2x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.5b13.6x13.2x1.2x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.6b13.6x13.2x1.2x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£209.8b12.4x11x1x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.4tUK£212.4b12x10.8x1x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£205.5b13.7x12.2x1.1x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£191.5b14x13.1x1.1x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£194.8b14.2x12.6x1.1x
Thu, 19 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£182.8b15.4x13.8x1.2x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£188.0b16.7x14x1.3x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£189.2b16x13.1x1.2x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£165.0b18.1x16.6x1.5x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.2b19.5x17x1.5x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£163.7b19.3x16.4x1.4x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£154.0b21.4x18.4x1.5x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£142.5b22.7x19x1.5x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.6x19.8x1.5x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.4b23.9x19.2x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£138.4bTotal Revenue: UK£1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.3x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 18.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 4.3% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the U.K. Market?

GB Market-1.47%
Tech1.90%
Utilities0.77%
Healthcare-0.75%
Energy-0.86%
Consumer Staples-1.03%
Telecom-1.29%
Real Estate-1.29%
Industrials-1.47%
Financials-2.08%
Materials-2.77%
Consumer Discretionary-3.42%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 20.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 40% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.0% 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
NG. National GridUK£8.821.5%
+UK£10.1b		-16.0%PE19.1xUtilities
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
HLMA HalmaUK£26.4515.2%
+UK£1.3b		13.2%PE37.1xTech
ULVR UnileverUK£44.501.2%
+UK£1.3b		9.6%PE20.3xConsumer Staples
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b		-86.2%PE0.4xMaterials
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UK£26.45

Halma

7D

15.2%

1Y

13.2%

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UK£2.25

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7D

-9.8%

1Y

-2.5%

DGE

UK£25.79

Diageo

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-23.1%

BT.A

UK£1.40

BT Group

7D

5.7%

1Y

2.3%

NG.

UK£8.82

National Grid

7D

1.5%

1Y

-16.0%

III

UK£30.40

3i Group

7D

3.9%

1Y

52.8%

HSBA

UK£6.77

HSBC Holdings

7D

-2.6%

1Y

10.6%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%

ULVR

UK£44.50

Unilever

7D

1.2%

1Y

9.6%

GLEN

UK£4.55

Glencore

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-2.7%

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BARC

UK£2.02

Barclays

7D

-7.0%

1Y

31.2%

FLTR

UK£138.35

Flutter Entertainment

7D

-6.6%

1Y

-13.2%

RIO

UK£52.19

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-1.5%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

KSPI

US$120.60

Kaspi.kz

7D

5.4%

1Y

59.9%

BA.

UK£13.35

BAE Systems

7D

-4.3%

1Y

37.9%