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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedOct 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1222
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y11.6%
  • YTD5.6%

The market has climbed 1.2% in the last 7 days, lead by the Financials sector with a gain of 2.4%. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 12%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Oct 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.7b16.5x20.5x1.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£119.3b16.5x20.4x1.2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£122.8b16.4x19.8x1.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£130.2b16.8x18.7x1.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£130.0b16.8x18.9x1.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£141.7b16.5x17.3x1.2x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£145.8b16.2x16.5x1.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£140.7b15.3x16.4x1.1x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.0b15x12x1.1x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.8b15.2x12.1x1.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.6b14.4x11.7x1.1x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.2b13.5x12.1x1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.7b14.6x12.7x1.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£184.1b14.3x12.4x1.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£204.6b14x11.3x1.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£209.9b14.3x11.3x1.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£209.8b14.4x11.6x1.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£179.8b13.8x13.5x1.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£189.3b14.1x13.4x1.2x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£183.6b13.9x13.5x1.2x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.8b13.4x13x1.1x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£187.1b13.4x13x1.1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.3b12x11.1x1x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.6b12.6x11.5x1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£203.7b14.2x12.5x1.1x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£193.2b13.7x12.6x1.1x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£194.3b14.4x12.8x1.1x
Thu, 12 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£177.9b15.3x14x1.2x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£188.7b16.7x14x1.3x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022UK£2.3tUK£1.8tUK£172.8b15.9x13.2x1.2x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£163.8b18.3x16.7x1.5x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.8b19.6x17.1x1.5x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£161.2b19.1x16.5x1.4x
Tue, 26 Oct 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£147.8b21.2x18.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.8tTotal Earnings: UK£147.8bTotal Revenue: UK£1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.4x202220232024
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 20.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have declined 7.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% 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 Market1.20%
Utilities3.92%
Consumer Discretionary2.52%
Industrials2.47%
Financials2.39%
Telecom1.61%
Healthcare1.30%
Consumer Staples1.21%
Tech0.95%
Real Estate0.51%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Materials-1.73%
Energy-2.03%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.0%, 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 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.1% 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
AZN AstraZenecaUK£119.461.5%
+UK£2.8b		14.5%PE37.5xHealthcare
RR. Rolls-Royce HoldingsUK£5.675.6%
+UK£2.6b		185.2%PE20.6xIndustrials
DGE DiageoUK£26.523.9%
+UK£2.2b		-14.3%PE19.9xConsumer Staples
LSEG London Stock Exchange GroupUK£105.354.1%
+UK£2.2b		28.0%PE82xFinancials
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AZN

UK£119.46

AstraZeneca

7D

1.5%

1Y

14.5%

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Oct 19
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BP.

UK£4.00

BP

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-26.7%

MNDI

UK£12.83

Mondi

7D

-12.6%

1Y

-7.7%

RR.

UK£5.67

Rolls-Royce Holdings

7D

5.6%

1Y

185.2%

What Is Rolls-Royce Holdings plc's (LON:RR.) Share Price Doing?

Oct 18
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RIO

UK£49.96

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-2.0%

1Y

1.3%

BA.

UK£13.25

BAE Systems

7D

4.3%

1Y

24.8%

ANTO

UK£18.29

Antofagasta

7D

-4.6%

1Y

38.1%

REL

UK£36.79

RELX

7D

3.0%

1Y

29.9%

DGE

UK£26.52

Diageo

7D

3.9%

1Y

-14.3%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

CRDA

UK£37.42

Croda International

7D

-7.5%

1Y

-8.2%

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Croda International (LON:CRDA)

Oct 14
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BATS

UK£26.40

British American Tobacco

7D

-1.4%

1Y

7.5%

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Oct 14
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

GLEN

UK£4.09

Glencore

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-6.1%

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Oct 12
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NG.

UK£10.28

National Grid

7D

3.1%

1Y

6.6%

SHEL

UK£25.37

Shell

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-7.0%

LSEG

UK£105.35

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

4.1%

1Y

28.0%

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