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Irish (ISEQ) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedDec 25, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-4.0%
  • 1Y4.8%
  • YTD4.6%

In the last week, the market has stayed flat, however the Consumer Discretionary sector stood out, gaining 4.1%. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 4.8% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.2% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Irish Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Dec 2024€79.2b€50.1b€7.2b12.5x11x1.6x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024€78.4b€50.0b€7.2b13x10.9x1.6x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024€81.1b€49.7b€7.3b14.2x11.1x1.6x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024€79.0b€49.7b€7.3b12.9x10.9x1.6x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024€78.2b€50.4b€7.4b13x10.6x1.6x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024€82.0b€50.2b€7.4b14.5x11.1x1.6x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024€94.0b€61.5b€8.1b14.9x11.6x1.5x
Wed, 08 May 2024€98.5b€61.2b€8.2b14.6x11.9x1.6x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024€97.6b€61.2b€8.2b14.5x11.8x1.6x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024€92.9b€60.2b€7.6b10.9x12.2x1.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024€89.3b€61.7b€7.7b11x11.6x1.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023€88.7b€61.6b€7.7b11.1x11.5x1.4x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023€83.8b€61.6b€7.7b10.2x10.9x1.4x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023€77.8b€60.9b€7.3b9.6x10.7x1.3x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023€84.4b€61.0b€7.3b10.2x11.5x1.4x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023€86.7b€60.9b€7.3b10.3x11.8x1.4x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023€86.0b€59.3b€5.8b12.4x14.7x1.5x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023€85.0b€59.2b€5.8b13.2x14.6x1.4x
Thu, 11 May 2023€85.0b€58.6b€5.9b12.7x14.4x1.5x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023€81.8b€58.6b€5.9b12x13.9x1.4x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023€87.1b€58.4b€6.1b12.4x14.3x1.5x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023€83.0b€54.6b€6.0b12.6x13.7x1.5x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022€76.2b€53.7b€5.7b12.3x13.3x1.4x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022€76.1b€53.7b€5.7b13.4x13.2x1.4x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022€70.1b€51.5b€4.9b13.4x14.3x1.4x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022€72.6b€51.1b€4.9b13.5x14.9x1.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022€56.6b€41.8b€3.9b18.4x14.5x1.4x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022€52.8b€36.8b€3.0b17.7x17.7x1.4x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022€58.0b€36.9b€3.0b18.3x19.2x1.6x
Fri, 13 May 2022€107.3b€72.6b€6.0b18.5x17.8x1.5x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022€109.4b€71.7b€6.0b20.8x18.3x1.5x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022€103.6b€71.3b€6.0b14.1x17.2x1.5x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022€127.0b€65.0b€3.3b27x38x2x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022€127.4b€63.7b€3.1b27.8x41x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41x


Total Market Cap: €127.4bTotal Earnings: €3.1bTotal Revenue: €63.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Irish Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Irish market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 11.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Irish listed companies have grown 32% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 7.7% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since the cost of doing business is lower, profits are increasing.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Irish Market?

IE Market0.21%
Consumer Discretionary4.12%
Real Estate3.38%
Healthcare2.10%
Utilities1.85%
Industrials0.38%
Financials0.12%
Energy0%
Materials0%
Tech0%
Telecom0%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Consumer Staples-0.60%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.0x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 83% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 9.9% 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
KRX Kingspan Group€70.001.4%
+€181.9m
-10.5%PE20.4xIndustrials
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group€8.711.2%
+€106.4m
2.2%PB0.7xFinancials
DHG Dalata Hotel Group€4.697.3%
+€68.3m
-0.7%PE11.9xConsumer Discretionary
GRP Greencoat Renewables€0.821.9%
+€16.7m
-18.5%PE15.6xUtilities
UPR Uniphar€2.102.9%
+€16.4m
-19.8%PE12.7xHealthcare
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IRES

€0.92

Irish Residential Properties REIT

7D

2.7%

1Y

-16.8%

UPR

€2.10

Uniphar

7D

1.4%

1Y

-23.6%

DQ7A

€16.60

Donegal Investment Group

7D

0%

1Y

0.6%

BIRG

€8.71

Bank of Ireland Group

7D

1.4%

1Y

3.0%

GL9

€13.45

Glanbia

7D

-0.2%

1Y

-10.9%

EG7

€12.80

FBD Holdings

7D

-2.3%

1Y

16.4%

KRX

€70.00

Kingspan Group

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-11.2%

A5G

€5.25

AIB Group

7D

-0.4%

1Y

35.0%

GRP

€0.82

Greencoat Renewables

7D

0.6%

1Y

-17.3%

PTSB

€1.44

Permanent TSB Group Holdings

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-17.5%

GVR

€1.59

Glenveagh Properties

7D

-1.1%

1Y

30.0%

DLE

€0.36

Datalex

7D

2.9%

1Y

-41.9%