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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 01, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1274
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y6.3%
  • YTD5.8%

The market has stayed flat over the 7 days. More promisingly, the market is up 6.3% over the past 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
Sat, 01 Jun 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£129.3b17.3x19.1x1.2x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£143.7b16x16.9x1.2x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£146.3b16.3x16.4x1.1x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£143.2b15.4x16.1x1.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.6b14.6x11.7x1.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.1b14.9x11.8x1.1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.7b14.3x11.7x1.1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.0b13.8x12.4x1.1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.6b14.5x12.4x1.1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£189.4b14.4x12.3x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£208.2b13.9x10.9x1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£212.0b14.3x11.2x1.1x
Tue, 02 May 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.2b14.4x13.8x1.1x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£182.8b13.6x13x1.1x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£194.7b13.7x13x1.2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£183.6b13.7x13.6x1.2x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.1b13.3x12.9x1.1x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£209.2b12.8x11.5x1x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.1b11.9x11x1x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£206.5b13.4x12.1x1.1x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£201.9b14.3x12.6x1.1x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£189.8b14.2x12.9x1.1x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£189.7b15.2x13.7x1.2x
Wed, 04 May 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.1tUK£175.7b16.3x14.7x1.2x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.1tUK£197.4b16.4x13.3x1.3x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022UK£2.6tUK£1.9tUK£178.3b16.9x14.5x1.4x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022UK£2.6tUK£1.9tUK£162.9b18x16.3x1.4x
Thu, 23 Dec 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£164.6b19.3x16.8x1.5x
Sat, 20 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£162.1b20.8x17.1x1.5x
Mon, 18 Oct 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£143.8b21.5x18.8x1.5x
Wed, 15 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£139.1b23.5x19.6x1.5x
Fri, 13 Aug 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.9x20x1.5x
Tue, 08 Jun 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.7tUK£91.1b24.8x29.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£91.1bTotal Revenue: UK£1.7tTotal 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 19.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

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

GB Market-0.56%
Telecom1.82%
Energy1.51%
Real Estate0.65%
Utilities-0.062%
Financials-0.34%
Healthcare-0.64%
Consumer Staples-0.75%
Consumer Discretionary-1.33%
Industrials-1.39%
Tech-1.91%
Materials-2.06%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, 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 42% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 37% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.3% 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£28.121.4%
+UK£2.5b		22.8%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
BP. BPUK£4.881.1%
+UK£775.5m		2.9%PE10.9xEnergy
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