Italian (Borsa Italiana) Materials Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Italian Materials 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 13.5x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.

Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 6.4% per year over the last three years, and revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% per year. This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Italian Materials sector?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 662x. It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 10.6x.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years. However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 23% per year. Meanwhile, the Paper and Forestry Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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