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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1259
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M2.3%
  • 1Y6.3%
  • YTD3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, with no particular sector making any big moves this week. More promisingly, the market is up 6.3% over the past year. Looking forward, 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, 30 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£132.1b16.2x18.2x1.2x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£127.2b17.3x19.5x1.2x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£148.1b15.8x16.4x1.2x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£147.0b16.2x16.3x1.2x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£147.0b15.2x15.6x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.3b14.9x11.8x1.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£192.6b15.1x12x1.1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£195.3b13.9x11.4x1x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.3b13.9x12.3x1x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.2b14.4x12.4x1.1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£189.4b14.5x12.4x1.1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£208.3b14.3x11.3x1.1x
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£213.5b14.2x11.1x1.1x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£178.7b14.3x13.7x1.1x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£184.6b13.7x12.6x1.1x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£197.0b13.8x13x1.2x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£183.7b13.7x13.7x1.2x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.8b13.2x12.8x1.1x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£213.1b12.9x11.3x1.1x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.2b11.9x11x1x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.9b13.1x11.7x1.1x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£197.3b14.1x12.9x1.1x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£192.5b13.9x12.8x1.1x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£189.4b15.3x13.7x1.2x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.1tUK£195.3b16.4x13.2x1.2x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£193.4b16.3x13.5x1.3x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022UK£2.6tUK£1.9tUK£171.0b17.4x15.5x1.4x
Fri, 21 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.0b19.1x17.1x1.5x
Sun, 19 Dec 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£164.7b18.9x16.6x1.5x
Tue, 16 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£159.4b20.8x17.6x1.5x
Thu, 14 Oct 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£143.6b21.4x19x1.5x
Sat, 11 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£139.1b23.8x19.7x1.5x
Mon, 09 Aug 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.5x19.8x1.5x
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 14.2x202220232024
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 18.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 4.1% 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-0.90%
Energy1.55%
Materials0.24%
Real Estate-0.18%
Tech-0.20%
Industrials-0.55%
Financials-0.82%
Telecom-1.69%
Healthcare-1.82%
Utilities-2.06%
Consumer Staples-2.13%
Consumer Discretionary-2.36%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 23.7% 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 Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.1% 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
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
SHEL ShellUK£28.342.1%
+UK£3.6b		21.0%PE12.7xEnergy
EVR EVRAZUK£0.81n/a
UK£1.2b		-86.2%PE0.4xMaterials
KSPI Kaspi.kzUS$120.605.4%
+US$1.2b		59.9%PE12.2xFinancials
SMDS DS SmithUK£4.2116.5%
+UK£821.8m		54.9%PE15.1xMaterials
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