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U.S. Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies293
  • 7D4.5%
  • 3M-5.9%
  • 1Y5.0%
  • YTD1.4%

The Real Estate industry is up 4.5% in the last week, with American Tower up 9.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 5.0%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Real Estate Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$1.5tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b32x56x4.8x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$1.6tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b33.4x58x5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$1.6tUS$319.7bUS$27.2b34.2x59.4x5.1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$1.6tUS$314.7bUS$26.7b33.3x60.4x5.1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$1.6tUS$315.4bUS$27.1b33.9x59.4x5.1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$1.5tUS$314.1bUS$27.7b31.9x54.9x4.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$1.4tUS$305.7bUS$27.1b30.8x51.3x4.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$1.4tUS$306.4bUS$27.5b31x50.7x4.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$1.3tUS$307.3bUS$28.1b29.8x47.2x4.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$1.4tUS$306.8bUS$28.0b31.1x50.8x4.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$1.4tUS$306.2bUS$26.8b29.2x52.2x4.6x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$1.5tUS$323.2bUS$26.7b30.9x55.2x4.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$1.5tUS$323.1bUS$26.5b30.9x56.8x4.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$1.4tUS$323.0bUS$26.5b28.4x51.3x4.2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$1.3tUS$325.2bUS$31.5b26.9x41.3x4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$1.4tUS$324.0bUS$31.7b28.4x44x4.3x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$1.4tUS$322.8bUS$31.6b29.8x45x4.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$1.4tUS$325.1bUS$34.4b24.5x40.9x4.3x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$1.3tUS$314.7bUS$35.5b23.9x37.7x4.3x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$1.3tUS$317.2bUS$35.7b23.1x37x4.2x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$1.4tUS$315.7bUS$38.2b24.3x35.5x4.3x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$1.4tUS$307.9bUS$38.6b24.3x36.1x4.5x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$1.4tUS$311.1bUS$44.3b25.4x32.1x4.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$1.3tUS$311.0bUS$45.2b23.1x29.4x4.3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$1.4tUS$311.1bUS$44.8b24.2x30.5x4.4x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$1.2tUS$307.4bUS$41.3b23.2x29.1x3.9x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$1.4tUS$307.5bUS$41.4b26.3x34.9x4.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$1.6tUS$309.2bUS$41.9b30.3x38x5.2x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$1.4tUS$294.5bUS$41.1b27x35.1x4.9x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$1.5tUS$294.4bUS$41.1b30.4x37.7x5.3x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$1.6tUS$279.0bUS$40.0b30x39.7x5.7x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$1.8tUS$282.0bUS$38.6b37.2x45.6x6.2x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$1.7tUS$283.6bUS$38.1b36x43.4x5.8x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$1.7tUS$269.4bUS$31.3b39.9x52.9x6.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

52.9x


Total Market Cap: US$1.7tTotal Earnings: US$31.3bTotal Revenue: US$269.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 45x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Real Estate industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 56.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 45.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have declined 4.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Real Estate sector?

US Market3.25%
Real Estate4.54%
Office REITs7.17%
Real Estate7.10%
Industrial REITs5.25%
Specialized REITs4.93%
Health Care REITs3.84%
Retail REITs3.25%
Residential REITs3.14%
REITS3.06%
Hotel and Resort REITs0.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial REITs industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 44.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 36% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the REITS industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AMT American TowerUS$190.397.6%
+US$6.3b
-6.7%PB24.4x
CBRE CBRE GroupUS$136.9110.8%
+US$4.0b
56.6%PE43x
PLD PrologisUS$109.483.9%
+US$3.8b
-15.0%PB1.9x
CCI Crown CastleUS$91.066.2%
+US$2.3b
-16.3%PB7.5x
WELL WelltowerUS$129.342.9%
+US$2.3b
45.4%PB2.7x
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AMT

US$190.39

American Tower

7D

7.6%

1Y

-6.7%

AMH

US$35.19

American Homes 4 Rent

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-2.7%

O

US$54.62

Realty Income

7D

4.1%

1Y

-1.7%

CBRE

US$136.91

CBRE Group

7D

10.8%

1Y

56.6%

CBL

US$28.14

CBL & Associates Properties

7D

-2.9%

1Y

15.9%

WELL

US$129.34

Welltower

7D

2.9%

1Y

45.4%

BRX

US$26.31

Brixmor Property Group

7D

-0.3%

1Y

16.2%

CDP

US$29.57

COPT Defense Properties

7D

-0.3%

1Y

18.5%

DLR

US$178.43

Digital Realty Trust

7D

3.8%

1Y

26.9%

MRNO

US$11.05

Murano Global Investments

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-1.8%