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U.S. Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies75
  • 7D2.9%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTD5.2%

The Communications industry is up 2.9% in the last week, with Cisco Systems up 3.5%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$345.1bUS$92.7bUS$12.6b26.5x27.3x3.7x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$338.0bUS$92.9bUS$12.7b27.3x26.6x3.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$379.9bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b30.2x23.4x3.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$393.9bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b31.7x24.2x3.8x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$390.1bUS$105.8bUS$16.7b29.2x23.4x3.7x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$336.4bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b25.1x22.2x3.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$315.5bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b25.2x20.9x3.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$327.1bUS$94.9bUS$14.7b23.2x22.2x3.4x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$329.2bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b27.8x22.5x3.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$351.9bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b31x24x3.7x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$313.0bUS$91.6bUS$13.4b24.4x23.3x3.4x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$311.3bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b23.8x23.1x3.4x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$293.7bUS$91.2bUS$13.5b23.1x21.8x3.2x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$292.1bUS$89.1bUS$13.2b25.1x22.2x3.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$314.1bUS$89.0bUS$13.1b23.7x23.9x3.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$300.4bUS$87.6bUS$13.1b29.8x23x3.4x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$295.5bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b26.9x22.7x3.4x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$297.8bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b29.7x22.8x3.4x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$282.1bUS$85.7bUS$13.6b24.1x20.8x3.3x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$265.4bUS$84.9bUS$13.5b24x19.7x3.1x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$278.3bUS$85.2bUS$13.4b23.1x20.7x3.3x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$285.4bUS$84.8bUS$13.9b21.1x20.5x3.4x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$260.9bUS$84.6bUS$14.0b21.8x18.7x3.1x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$552.7bUS$108.7bUS$16.3b23.4x33.9x5.1x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022US$312.8bUS$84.2bUS$14.2b23.9x22.1x3.7x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022US$343.5bUS$84.2bUS$14.2b24.4x24.3x4.1x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022US$353.2bUS$93.3bUS$13.9b27.7x25.3x3.8x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022US$401.3bUS$93.3bUS$14.1b27.4x28.4x4.3x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021US$389.9bUS$93.3bUS$14.1b27.7x27.6x4.2x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021US$382.3bUS$92.1bUS$13.2b23x28.9x4.2x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021US$333.3bUS$89.8bUS$12.6b27.3x26.4x3.7x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021US$352.8bUS$92.0bUS$12.7b19.5x27.7x3.8x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021US$338.9bUS$92.0bUS$12.8b20.4x26.5x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: US$325.5bTotal Earnings: US$12.3bTotal Revenue: US$90.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Communications industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Communications industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Tech industry?

US Market0.11%
Tech-1.29%
Communications2.92%
Communications Equipment2.92%
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
CSCO Cisco SystemsUS$47.283.5%
+US$6.4b
-5.8%PE15.7x
MSI Motorola SolutionsUS$388.161.4%
+US$890.6m
38.4%PE46.5x
EXTR Extreme NetworksUS$12.833.9%
+US$62.4m
-44.0%PS1.4x
FFIV F5US$168.680.6%
+US$58.0m
16.8%PE19.8x
NTCT NetScout SystemsUS$18.433.0%
+US$38.6m
-36.7%PS1.6x
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MSI

US$388.16

Motorola Solutions

7D

1.4%

1Y

38.4%

CMTL

US$3.35

Comtech Telecommunications

7D

54.4%

1Y

-64.3%

ITRN

US$24.88

Ituran Location and Control

7D

-7.4%

1Y

8.6%

NTCT

US$18.43

NetScout Systems

7D

3.0%

1Y

-36.7%

FFIV

US$168.68

F5

7D

0.6%

1Y

16.8%

VIAV

US$7.16

Viavi Solutions

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-32.5%

AAOI

US$9.10

Applied Optoelectronics

7D

-10.5%

1Y

95.7%