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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1263
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y7.4%
  • YTD4.5%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, with no particular sector making any big moves this week. As for the longer term, the market has risen 7.4% in the past 12 months. 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
Fri, 28 Jun 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£132.3b16.3x18.2x1.2x
Sun, 26 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£128.9b17.2x19.3x1.2x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£149.1b15.6x16x1.1x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£146.1b16x16.1x1.1x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£144.5b15.2x15.9x1.1x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.4b14.9x12x1.1x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.2b14.6x11.7x1.1x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£195.0b13.9x11.5x1x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.3b13.9x12.3x1.1x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£184.5b14.5x12.5x1.1x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£189.2b14.6x12.4x1.1x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£208.2b14.2x11.3x1.1x
Mon, 29 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£213.9b14x11.2x1.1x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£178.9b14.2x13.8x1.1x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£184.7b13.8x12.6x1.1x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£197.2b13.8x13.1x1.2x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£184.9b13.7x13.7x1.2x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£184.7b13.5x13.1x1.2x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£211.8b13.1x11.3x1x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.4tUK£209.0b11.9x11.2x1x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.1b13.2x11.8x1.1x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£196.4b14.2x12.9x1.1x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£196.1b13.9x12.5x1.1x
Tue, 31 May 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£188.6b15.4x13.9x1.2x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£194.2b16.3x13.1x1.2x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£193.0b16.3x13.5x1.3x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£171.6b17.8x15.7x1.4x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.1b19.1x16.9x1.5x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£164.6b18.9x16.6x1.4x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£159.4b21.1x17.6x1.5x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£143.7b21.6x19x1.5x
Thu, 09 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£139.1b23.7x19.7x1.5x
Sat, 07 Aug 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.6x19.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£138.4bTotal 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 18.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 4.2% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Sector Trends

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

GB Market0.22%
Energy1.26%
Materials1.04%
Healthcare0.73%
Consumer Staples0.43%
Financials0.15%
Consumer Discretionary-0.28%
Tech-0.29%
Real Estate-0.54%
Utilities-0.63%
Industrials-0.69%
Telecom-1.34%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 22.8% 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 decline of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.1% 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
SHEL ShellUK£28.141.7%
+UK£2.9b		21.0%PE12.6xEnergy
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
SMDS DS SmithUK£4.2617.7%
+UK£885.2m		58.3%PE15.3xMaterials
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