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U.S. Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies78
  • 7D1.1%
  • 3M-4.8%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTD0.8%

In the last week, the Communications industry is up 1.1%, with Arista Networks up 2.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 14%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$384.1bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b31.4x23.6x3.7x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$408.3bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b32.3x25.1x3.9x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$386.0bUS$104.9bUS$16.5b30.1x23.4x3.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$335.9bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b25.3x22.2x3.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$327.1bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b24.7x21.7x3.4x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$323.3bUS$95.2bUS$13.9b23.2x23.3x3.4x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$326.9bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b23x22.3x3.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$344.9bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b29.7x23.6x3.6x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$323.7bUS$92.1bUS$13.6b26.5x23.8x3.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$317.9bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b23.7x23.5x3.5x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$310.2bUS$91.2bUS$13.5b22.4x23x3.4x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$293.7bUS$89.3bUS$13.3b24.9x22.1x3.3x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$313.8bUS$89.0bUS$13.1b27.7x23.9x3.5x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$301.6bUS$88.7bUS$13.0b28.5x23.1x3.4x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$282.9bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b25.9x21.7x3.3x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$291.8bUS$86.7bUS$13.1b28.7x22.3x3.4x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$281.8bUS$86.0bUS$13.4b27.9x21x3.3x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$246.8bUS$84.9bUS$13.5b22.6x18.3x2.9x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$285.1bUS$85.2bUS$13.4b24x21.2x3.3x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$287.5bUS$85.2bUS$14.0b21.9x20.5x3.4x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$256.9bUS$84.6bUS$14.0b21.8x18.4x3x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$277.5bUS$84.6bUS$14.0b24.1x19.8x3.3x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$299.1bUS$84.2bUS$14.1b24.4x21.1x3.6x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022US$340.8bUS$84.2bUS$14.2b25.2x24.1x4x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022US$349.4bUS$84.8bUS$14.3b26.2x24.3x4.1x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022US$370.4bUS$93.8bUS$14.3b27.1x25.9x3.9x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021US$400.1bUS$93.3bUS$14.2b26.6x28.3x4.3x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021US$381.1bUS$92.1bUS$13.2b24.6x28.8x4.1x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021US$337.9bUS$89.8bUS$12.6b22.5x26.8x3.8x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021US$343.1bUS$92.0bUS$12.7b18.6x27x3.7x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021US$337.3bUS$92.0bUS$12.8b21x26.4x3.7x
Mon, 03 May 2021US$308.0bUS$88.3bUS$11.7b31.6x26.3x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.3x


Total Market Cap: US$308.0bTotal Earnings: US$11.7bTotal Revenue: US$88.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.5x202220232024
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 23.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% 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 Market0.97%
Tech0.26%
Communications1.06%
Communications Equipment1.06%
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
ANET Arista NetworksUS$264.762.9%
+US$2.6b
68.9%PE39.7x
MSI Motorola SolutionsUS$349.022.8%
+US$1.6b
18.9%PE34x
CIEN CienaUS$45.684.4%
+US$276.2m
0.2%PE29x
UI UbiquitiUS$107.832.7%
+US$172.9m
-53.9%PE17.5x
FFIV F5US$181.851.3%
+US$132.9m
37.7%PE23.2x
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Latest News

ANET

US$264.76

Arista Networks

7D

2.9%

1Y

68.9%

NTCT

US$19.90

NetScout Systems

7D

4.4%

1Y

-26.9%

RBBN

US$3.24

Ribbon Communications

7D

25.6%

1Y

26.3%

CALX

US$28.23

Calix

7D

-4.1%

1Y

-37.4%

JNPR

US$34.95

Juniper Networks

7D

-3.3%

1Y

18.2%

LITE

US$42.01

Lumentum Holdings

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-13.3%

VSAT

US$15.33

Viasat

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-54.2%

AAOI

US$10.66

Applied Optoelectronics

7D

-8.6%

1Y

446.7%

MSI

US$349.02

Motorola Solutions

7D

2.8%

1Y

18.9%

VIAV

US$7.97

Viavi Solutions

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-9.2%

INFN

US$4.97

Infinera

7D

6.7%

1Y

-20.1%