Italian (Borsa Italiana) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Italian Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

Current Industry PE: Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, considering it's trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.8x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.

Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years, while revenues for these companies have grown 8.9% 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.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Italian Consumer Staples sector?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.1x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 58% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given its trading above its 3-year average of 14.3x.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years. However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 58% per year. Meanwhile, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?