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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedSep 28, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1227
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M2.3%
  • 1Y8.1%
  • YTD5.9%

The market has climbed 1.4% in the last 7 days, lead by the Materials sector with a gain of 10%. In contrast, the Energy sector is lagging, dropping 5.0%. As for the past 12 months, the market is up 8.1%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% 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, 29 Sep 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£117.7b16.9x20.8x1.2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£119.6b16.9x20.5x1.2x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.6b16.4x18.5x1.2x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£132.0b16.6x18.4x1.2x
Mon, 20 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£125.9b17x20x1.2x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£148.4b16.1x16.3x1.1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£144.9b16.3x16.1x1.1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£144.7b15.2x15.6x1.1x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.2b15.1x12.1x1.1x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.5b14.6x11.8x1.1x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.1tUK£193.8b14x11.6x1x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.2b14.6x12.6x1.1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£184.0b14.6x12.5x1.1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.4b14.3x11.7x1.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£208.4b14.1x11.1x1.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£216.8b14.4x11.3x1.1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£179.2b14x13.9x1.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.7b13.2x12.5x1.1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£195.5b13.8x12.9x1.2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.2b13.5x13.4x1.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.5b13.4x13x1.1x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£210.5b12.5x11.3x1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.7b12x11x1x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£207.3b13.3x11.9x1.1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£184.9b14.1x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£195.5b14.3x12.7x1.1x
Wed, 25 May 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£187.7b15.3x13.9x1.2x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£188.9b16.9x13.9x1.3x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£191.9b16.6x13.4x1.3x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£164.1b17.6x16.5x1.5x
Thu, 13 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.1b19.6x17.2x1.5x
Sat, 11 Dec 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£164.7b19.3x16.7x1.5x
Mon, 08 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£154.2b21.5x18.1x1.5x
Wed, 06 Oct 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£142.9b21.9x18.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£142.9bTotal 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 20.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have declined 6.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.5% 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 Market1.37%
Materials10.33%
Financials2.30%
Consumer Staples1.77%
Tech1.65%
Consumer Discretionary1.16%
Industrials0.80%
Real Estate0.66%
Telecom0.65%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Utilities-0.14%
Healthcare-0.54%
Energy-4.98%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 9.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.0% 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
RIO Rio Tinto GroupUK£53.0910.5%
+UK£8.2b		2.6%PE10.7xMaterials
GLEN GlencoreUK£4.2712.8%
+UK£5.9b		-9.1%PS0.3xMaterials
AAL Anglo AmericanUK£24.3814.5%
+UK£3.7b		7.6%PS1.3xMaterials
DGE DiageoUK£26.536.4%
+UK£3.5b		-12.6%PE20.4xConsumer Staples
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
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