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U.S. Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies295
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M-7.1%
  • 1Y0.7%
  • YTD1.1%

In the last week, the Real Estate industry is up 2.7%, with Prologis leading the way with a 3.3% gain. Meanwhile, Innovative Industrial Properties actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 26% in the last week. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 27 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b32.2x56x4.8x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024US$1.6tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b34.8x59.9x5.1x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024US$1.7tUS$314.7bUS$27.0b34x61.2x5.2x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024US$1.6tUS$315.5bUS$27.2b33.7x60.7x5.2x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024US$1.5tUS$314.6bUS$27.3b32.5x56.4x4.9x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024US$1.5tUS$305.7bUS$27.1b32x53.6x4.8x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024US$1.4tUS$306.4bUS$27.7b30.3x49.9x4.5x
Fri, 10 May 2024US$1.4tUS$308.2bUS$27.9b30.9x48.8x4.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024US$1.4tUS$306.7bUS$27.8b30x50.1x4.5x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024US$1.4tUS$305.5bUS$28.3b29.2x50.7x4.7x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024US$1.5tUS$323.5bUS$26.8b29.9x54.4x4.5x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023US$1.5tUS$323.1bUS$26.6b30.9x57.6x4.7x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023US$1.4tUS$323.0bUS$26.5b28.5x51.8x4.2x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023US$1.3tUS$325.3bUS$31.0b25.4x40.5x3.9x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023US$1.3tUS$325.2bUS$31.5b27.4x42.3x4.1x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023US$1.4tUS$323.2bUS$31.2b28.7x44x4.2x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023US$1.4tUS$325.1bUS$34.4b25.6x42x4.4x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023US$1.4tUS$313.9bUS$35.6b24x38.3x4.3x
Sat, 13 May 2023US$1.3tUS$314.4bUS$34.8b23.2x38.4x4.3x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023US$1.3tUS$315.9bUS$38.1b24.7x35.4x4.3x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023US$1.4tUS$315.3bUS$38.1b24.5x36.2x4.4x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023US$1.5tUS$311.5bUS$43.7b26.7x34.5x4.8x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023US$1.3tUS$311.1bUS$45.2b23.3x29.6x4.3x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022US$1.4tUS$310.8bUS$44.8b24.1x30.2x4.4x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022US$1.3tUS$308.3bUS$42.0b24.6x30.4x4.1x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$307.4bUS$41.4b24.6x32x4.3x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022US$1.6tUS$309.2bUS$41.8b29.5x37.2x5x
Wed, 20 Jul 2022US$1.4tUS$294.4bUS$41.1b27.3x34.9x4.9x
Fri, 17 Jun 2022US$1.4tUS$294.4bUS$41.1b26x33.1x4.6x
Sun, 15 May 2022US$1.5tUS$295.2bUS$41.6b30.4x36.6x5.2x
Tue, 12 Apr 2022US$1.7tUS$281.3bUS$38.1b35.9x45.3x6.1x
Thu, 10 Mar 2022US$1.7tUS$285.2bUS$38.3b36.5x43.5x5.9x
Sat, 05 Feb 2022US$1.7tUS$267.7bUS$31.2b39.7x53.9x6.3x
Mon, 03 Jan 2022US$1.8tUS$267.4bUS$30.0b44.3x61.5x6.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

61.5x


Total Market Cap: US$1.8tTotal Earnings: US$30.0bTotal Revenue: US$267.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.1x20232024
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 45.1x.
  • 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 3.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% 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 Market2.83%
Real Estate2.89%
Office REITs4.48%
Industrial REITs3.84%
Real Estate3.25%
Residential REITs3.11%
Hotel and Resort REITs2.87%
Specialized REITs2.67%
Retail REITs2.54%
REITS2.16%
Health Care REITs2.15%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Real Estate industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 850x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 38.2%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the REITS industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.1% 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
PLD PrologisUS$106.895.4%
+US$5.1b
-20.9%PB1.9x
EQIX EquinixUS$948.392.9%
+US$2.6b
16.5%PB6.7x
AMT American TowerUS$183.982.6%
+US$2.1b
-15.3%PB23.6x
PSA Public StorageUS$301.324.1%
+US$2.1b
-2.1%PB10x
CBRE CBRE GroupUS$132.005.1%
+US$1.9b
40.7%PE41.4x
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IIPR

US$70.71

Innovative Industrial Properties

7D

-25.8%

1Y

-31.2%

AMT

US$183.98

American Tower

7D

2.6%

1Y

-15.3%

FPI

US$11.68

Farmland Partners

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-9.7%

ALEX

US$17.56

Alexander & Baldwin

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-8.6%

SAFE

US$18.99

Safehold

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-20.0%

EXR

US$149.60

Extra Space Storage

7D

5.1%

1Y

-7.7%

CBRE

US$132.00

CBRE Group

7D

5.1%

1Y

40.7%

WELL

US$126.39

Welltower

7D

2.1%

1Y

38.6%

PSA

US$301.32

Public Storage

7D

4.1%

1Y

-2.1%

EQIX

US$948.39

Equinix

7D

2.9%

1Y

16.5%

NXDT

US$6.63

NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust

7D

-8.3%

1Y

-18.1%

UNIT

US$5.47

Uniti Group

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-7.3%

SRC

US$42.31

Spirit Realty Capital

7D

-4.9%

1Y

1.7%