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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1249
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M4.0%
  • 1Y7.6%
  • YTD4.4%

The Real Estate sector gained 3.4% while the market remained flat over the last week. More promisingly, the market is up 7.6% 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
Wed, 17 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£129.9b16.8x18.6x1.2x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£129.8b16.6x18.9x1.2x
Sun, 12 May 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£136.5b16.9x18.4x1.2x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£145.9b16.1x16.5x1.1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£142.2b15.6x16.3x1.1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£183.4b14.8x12.5x1.1x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.5b15.1x12.1x1.1x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£192.8b14.4x11.7x1.1x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.2tUK£188.7b13.4x11.9x1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£186.8b14.6x12.1x1x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£2.2tUK£2.1tUK£184.1b14.1x12.2x1x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£206.6b14.2x11.5x1.1x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£207.5b14.3x11.5x1.1x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£211.7b14.4x11.5x1.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£180.0b13.8x13.6x1.1x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£190.1b13.7x13.3x1.1x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£185.4b14.2x13.7x1.2x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.5b13.4x13x1.1x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£188.4b13.3x12.9x1.1x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£209.5b12.4x11.1x1x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£212.0b12.3x11x1x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£205.1b13.6x12.2x1.1x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£192.4b13.8x13x1.1x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£194.1b14.1x12.5x1.1x
Tue, 17 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£181.2b15.3x14x1.2x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.0tUK£187.7b16.7x14x1.3x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£189.3b16x13.1x1.2x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£164.7b18.1x16.5x1.4x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.5b19.7x17.3x1.5x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£163.4b19.3x16.6x1.4x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£152.6b21.3x18.2x1.5x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£141.2b23.3x19.3x1.5x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.5x19.7x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£138.8bTotal Revenue: UK£1.8tTotal 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 18.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have declined 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 Market0.56%
Real Estate3.35%
Consumer Discretionary2.51%
Industrials1.82%
Financials1.11%
Tech0.98%
Healthcare0.91%
Consumer Staples0.71%
Telecom0.13%
Utilities-0.60%
Energy-1.63%
Materials-1.91%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.5%, 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 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 6.6% 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£121.001.3%
+UK£2.4b		17.7%PE38.4xHealthcare
AHT Ashtead GroupUK£54.388.1%
+UK£1.8b		-0.3%PE19.3xIndustrials
BARC BarclaysUK£2.274.9%
+UK£1.5b		42.6%PB0.5xFinancials
EXPN ExperianUK£35.67-1.8%
UK£1.4b		19.1%PE37.4xIndustrials
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BRBY

UK£7.05

Burberry Group

7D

-17.8%

1Y

-66.7%

AZN

UK£121.00

AstraZeneca

7D

1.3%

1Y

17.7%

EXPN

UK£35.67

Experian

7D

-1.8%

1Y

19.1%

BP.

UK£4.47

BP

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-2.6%

RIO

UK£50.71

Rio Tinto Group

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-0.8%

SHEL

UK£27.83

Shell

7D

-1.8%

1Y

19.8%

GLEN

UK£4.59

Glencore

7D

-3.7%

1Y

1.0%

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BARC

UK£2.27

Barclays

7D

4.9%

1Y

42.6%

AHT

UK£54.38

Ashtead Group

7D

8.1%

1Y

-0.3%

AAL

UK£23.10

Anglo American

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-0.06%

HSBA

UK£6.64

HSBC Holdings

7D

-0.8%

1Y

6.5%

III

UK£30.61

3i Group

7D

4.2%

1Y

58.5%

REL

UK£35.48

RELX

7D

-1.3%

1Y

39.1%

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EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

7D

n/a

1Y

-86.2%

ENPL

US$9.30

En+ Group International

7D

n/a

1Y

-8.8%

LSEG

UK£94.48

London Stock Exchange Group

7D

2.3%

1Y

13.7%