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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1283
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y2.2%
  • YTD1.9%

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 also been flat over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£145.9b16.4x16.5x1.1x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£196.4b15.6x11.8x1.1x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.5b14.6x11.7x1.1x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.0b15.1x12.1x1.1x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.6b14.4x11.6x1.1x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.0b13.8x12.4x1.1x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£185.5b14.5x12.5x1.1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£184.3b14.5x12.8x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£207.1b14x10.9x1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£212.1b14.3x11.2x1.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£208.2b14.4x11.7x1.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£181.4b13.8x13.2x1.1x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£195.0b13.7x13x1.1x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£184.0b13.9x13.5x1.2x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.6b13.2x13x1.1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.8b13.1x11.7x1.1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£208.1b11.9x11x1x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£206.8b13x11.7x1.1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£201.5b14.2x12.6x1.1x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£189.1b14.2x13x1.1x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£189.9b15.3x13.8x1.2x
Fri, 06 May 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.2tUK£177.8b15.9x14.4x1.2x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022UK£2.6tUK£2.1tUK£197.1b16.4x13.3x1.3x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022UK£2.5tUK£1.9tUK£175.8b17x14.3x1.3x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£162.5b18.3x16.6x1.4x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£164.4b19.3x16.9x1.5x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£163.4b20.6x16.9x1.5x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£143.6b21.4x19.3x1.5x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b23.8x19.7x1.5x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.9x20x1.5x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.7tUK£91.1b24.8x29.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.5tTotal Earnings: UK£90.7bTotal Revenue: UK£1.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 15.3x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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 Market0.88%
Consumer Staples2.34%
Healthcare1.81%
Real Estate1.65%
Telecom1.01%
Materials0.94%
Utilities0.63%
Consumer Discretionary0.50%
Financials0.26%
Industrials0.22%
Tech0.15%
Energy0.015%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.3x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.03% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 59% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 43% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat 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£106.782.4%
+UK£3.9b
-4.4%PE35.1xHealthcare
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b
-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
GSK GSKUK£17.092.1%
+UK£1.9b
20.3%PE14.2xHealthcare
ULVR UnileverUK£39.761.8%
+UK£1.7b
-5.2%PE17.9xConsumer Staples
RKT Reckitt Benckiser GroupUK£45.124.9%
+UK£1.5b
-26.8%PE19.6xConsumer Staples
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1Y

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11.5%

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1Y

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1Y

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1Y

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7D

1.9%

1Y

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-0.8%

1Y

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1Y

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1Y

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ENPL

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n/a

1Y

-8.8%

EVR

UK£0.81

EVRAZ

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