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U.S. Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 23, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies94
  • 7D-3.8%
  • 3M6.1%
  • 1Y27.4%
  • YTD11.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has dropped 3.8%, driven by Cisco Systems declining 4.4%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 27%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Communications Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Sep 2023US$323.6bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b28.3x22.1x3.4x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023US$332.0bUS$94.5bUS$14.6b25.6x22.7x3.5x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023US$317.9bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b27.5x23.5x3.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023US$317.5bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b20.8x23.5x3.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023US$283.8bUS$89.8bUS$13.5b25.5x21.1x3.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023US$317.0bUS$89.0bUS$13.2b25.5x24.1x3.6x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023US$303.4bUS$89.0bUS$13.1b28.9x23.1x3.4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023US$299.1bUS$87.0bUS$13.0b30.9x23x3.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023US$290.8bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b27.9x22.3x3.4x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022US$297.6bUS$86.8bUS$13.1b29.6x22.7x3.4x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022US$279.2bUS$85.1bUS$13.3b25.5x20.9x3.3x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022US$254.0bUS$84.9bUS$13.5b23x18.9x3x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022US$303.6bUS$85.3bUS$13.7b23.1x22.2x3.6x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022US$272.7bUS$84.6bUS$14.0b23.1x19.5x3.2x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022US$258.7bUS$84.7bUS$14.0b21.5x18.5x3.1x
Mon, 16 May 2022US$298.1bUS$84.4bUS$13.9b21.7x21.4x3.5x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022US$318.4bUS$84.2bUS$14.2b26.6x22.5x3.8x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022US$341.0bUS$84.9bUS$14.3b26.6x23.8x4x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022US$349.0bUS$92.1bUS$13.8b22.2x25.3x3.8x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022US$418.1bUS$93.3bUS$14.1b26.6x29.6x4.5x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021US$365.7bUS$93.1bUS$14.0b28.6x26.1x3.9x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021US$342.8bUS$89.8bUS$12.7b20.9x27.1x3.8x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021US$341.7bUS$91.8bUS$12.7b22.6x26.8x3.7x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021US$357.8bUS$92.0bUS$12.8b20.9x28x3.9x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021US$325.5bUS$90.8bUS$12.3b23x26.5x3.6x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021US$312.1bUS$88.1bUS$11.3b31.1x27.5x3.5x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021US$274.2bUS$87.7bUS$11.3b31.7x24.3x3.1x
Sat, 10 Oct 2020US$232.2bUS$88.8bUS$11.3b30.8x20.6x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.6x


Total Market Cap: US$232.2bTotal Earnings: US$11.3bTotal Revenue: US$88.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.8x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Communications industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have grown 9.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 U.S. Tech industry?

US Market-3.07%
Tech-2.84%
Communications-3.82%
Communications Equipment-3.82%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
EXTR Extreme NetworksUS$24.181.3%
+US$41.4m
95.9%PE40.1x
FFIV F5US$158.660.1%
+US$11.3m
10.1%PE28.3x
CRNT Ceragon NetworksUS$1.952.1%
+US$3.4m
2.1%PS0.5x
ADTN ADTRAN HoldingsUS$8.260.2%
+US$1.6m
-54.4%PS0.5x
ITRN Ituran Location and ControlUS$29.540.1%
+US$798.1k
28.7%PE13.6x
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CSCO

US$53.57

Cisco Systems

7D

-4.4%

1Y

31.8%

JNPR

US$27.93

Juniper Networks

7D

-1.8%

1Y

5.9%

EXTR

US$24.18

Extreme Networks

7D

1.3%

1Y

95.9%

CIEN

US$47.14

Ciena

7D

-3.4%

1Y

16.1%

MSI

US$277.74

Motorola Solutions

7D

-1.9%

1Y

21.4%

ADTN

US$8.26

ADTRAN Holdings

7D

0.2%

1Y

-54.4%

PCTI

US$4.20

PCTEL

7D

0.5%

1Y

-8.2%

VSAT

US$19.99

Viasat

7D

-16.4%

1Y

-32.4%

SYTA

US$2.43

Siyata Mobile

7D

13.6%

1Y

-93.6%

BOSC

US$3.92

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions

7D

0.9%

1Y

79.0%

CRNT

US$1.95

Ceragon Networks

7D

2.1%

1Y

2.1%