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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedDec 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1209
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-3.0%
  • 1Y2.7%
  • YTD2.9%

The market has been flat over the last week. In line with that, the market has also been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftware

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Dec 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£123.1b15.9x19.4x1.2x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£124.0b16.4x19.6x1.2x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£119.0b16.3x20.4x1.2x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£118.7b16.7x20.4x1.2x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£121.7b16.8x20.1x1.2x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.8b17x18.8x1.2x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.8b16.5x18.7x1.2x
Fri, 10 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£136.4b16.8x18.3x1.2x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£146.0b16x16.4x1.1x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£141.9b15.2x16.2x1.1x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£191.9b14.9x12x1.1x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£193.5b15x12.2x1.1x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.6b14.4x11.7x1.1x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.3b13.4x12x1x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£186.2b14.6x12.7x1.1x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.1tUK£184.1b14.2x12.2x1x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£204.9b13.8x11.3x1.1x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£208.6b14.3x11.4x1.1x
Sat, 13 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£212.0b14.4x11.5x1.1x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£179.9b13.8x13.5x1.1x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£190.8b13.8x13.3x1.1x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£184.8b14.3x13.5x1.2x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.2b13.4x13x1.1x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£187.4b13.4x12.9x1.1x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£202.4b12.3x11.5x1x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£212.3b12.3x10.9x1x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£205.7b14x12.3x1.1x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£193.2b13.7x12.6x1.1x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£193.3b14.1x12.5x1.1x
Sun, 15 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£181.3b15.3x13.9x1.2x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£188.0b16.6x14x1.3x
Thu, 10 Mar 2022UK£2.3tUK£1.8tUK£174.3b16.1x13.4x1.3x
Sat, 05 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£164.6b18.1x16.5x1.4x
Mon, 03 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.6b19.6x17.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.8tTotal Earnings: UK£163.6bTotal Revenue: UK£1.9tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.6x20232024
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 19.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have declined 9.1% 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 Market0.50%
Healthcare1.63%
Real Estate1.45%
Utilities1.28%
Energy0.96%
Telecom0.93%
Materials0.83%
Tech0.60%
Financials0.52%
Consumer Discretionary0.061%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Industrials-0.25%
Consumer Staples-0.29%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.6x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (12.6%) 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.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.7% 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
AZN AstraZenecaUK£104.361.9%
+UK£3.0b		-1.3%PE31.2xHealthcare
SHEL ShellUK£24.291.0%
+UK£1.5b		-4.7%PE12.1xEnergy
HSBA HSBC HoldingsUK£7.720.9%
+UK£1.2b		22.2%PB0.9xFinancials
NG. National GridUK£9.442.5%
+UK£1.1b		-10.7%PE26.8xUtilities
KSPI Kaspi.kzUS$120.605.4%
+US$1.2b		59.9%PE12.2xFinancials
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