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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1250
  • 7D1.7%
  • 3M2.1%
  • 1Y6.0%
  • YTD5.9%

The market is up 1.7% over the last week, with the Consumer Staples sector leading the way, up 3.9%. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 6.0%. 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
Sat, 27 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£126.6b16.5x19.3x1.2x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£132.0b16.7x18.4x1.2x
Wed, 22 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£125.6b17.2x20x1.2x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£147.5b15.7x16.1x1.1x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£144.9b16.1x16.1x1.1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£144.7b15x15.6x1.1x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.5b15.1x12x1.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.2b14.6x11.7x1.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.1tUK£193.8b14x11.6x1x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.0b14.2x12.3x1.1x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.5b14.5x12.5x1.1x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£193.5b14.4x12.4x1.1x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£208.5b14x11.1x1.1x
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£216.7b14.2x11.1x1.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£178.9b14.1x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£183.2b13.4x12.3x1x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£194.6b13.8x13x1.2x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.1b13.8x13.6x1.2x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.6b13.4x13x1.1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£209.2b12.7x11.4x1x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.4b12x11.3x1x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.7b13.2x11.8x1.1x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£192.6b14x13.1x1.1x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£196.0b14.3x12.8x1.1x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£187.2b15.3x13.6x1.2x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.1tUK£191.3b16.8x13.6x1.3x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£191.8b16.6x13.5x1.3x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£166.5b17.7x16.5x1.5x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£162.9b19.5x16.5x1.4x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£164.7b19.4x16.7x1.5x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£154.0b21.2x18.2x1.5x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£143.5b21.7x18.9x1.5x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£138.7b25.1x20x1.5x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.3x19.7x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£138.8bTotal 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 19.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have declined 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% 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.

Sector Trends

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

GB Market1.66%
Consumer Staples3.91%
Consumer Discretionary3.29%
Industrials1.97%
Telecom1.95%
Utilities1.69%
Materials1.26%
Financials1.15%
Healthcare1.11%
Tech0.65%
Energy-0.47%
Real Estate-0.96%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.8x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (14.1%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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
ULVR UnileverUK£47.415.5%
+UK£6.1b		12.3%PE21.1xConsumer Staples
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
BATS British American TobaccoUK£27.296.4%
+UK£3.6b		3.1%PS2.3xConsumer Staples
CPG Compass GroupUK£23.617.6%
+UK£2.8b		16.8%PE29.3xConsumer Discretionary
REL RELXUK£36.084.0%
+UK£2.6b		37.0%PE35.5xIndustrials
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UK£23.61

Compass Group

7D

7.6%

1Y

16.8%

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UK£47.41

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7D

5.5%

1Y

12.3%

NWG

UK£3.62

NatWest Group

7D

7.9%

1Y

47.4%

REL

UK£36.08

RELX

7D

4.0%

1Y

37.0%

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UK£27.29

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7D

6.4%

1Y

3.1%

CNA

UK£1.31

Centrica

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-2.4%

WISE

UK£7.23

Wise

7D

-8.1%

1Y

-7.1%

RIO

UK£50.37

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7D

2.5%

1Y

-1.7%

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UK£4.55

BP

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-4.4%

SHEL

UK£27.80

Shell

7D

-0.5%

1Y

18.7%

GLEN

UK£4.34

Glencore

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-1.9%

1Y

-7.1%

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PRU

UK£6.85

Prudential

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-37.8%

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IHG

UK£79.88

InterContinental Hotels Group

7D

-2.8%

1Y

39.3%

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NG.

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National Grid

7D

4.2%

1Y

-5.6%

RR.

UK£4.42

Rolls-Royce Holdings

7D

-1.0%

1Y

128.6%

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ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

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