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U.S. Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies75
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-0.8%
  • 1Y10.7%
  • YTD4.1%

The Communications industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 11% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.1% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 27 Jun 2024US$344.0bUS$92.7bUS$12.6b26.1x27.3x3.7x
Sat, 25 May 2024US$330.8bUS$92.9bUS$12.7b27.5x26.1x3.6x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024US$377.1bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b30.1x23.2x3.6x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024US$398.0bUS$104.8bUS$16.3b31.5x24.4x3.8x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024US$394.5bUS$105.0bUS$16.5b30.3x23.8x3.8x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024US$337.3bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b25.1x22.3x3.5x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023US$320.9bUS$96.1bUS$15.1b25.5x21.2x3.3x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023US$326.9bUS$94.9bUS$14.7b22.8x22.3x3.4x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023US$324.5bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b23.4x22.2x3.4x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023US$351.9bUS$94.7bUS$14.6b31x24x3.7x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023US$326.5bUS$92.1bUS$13.6b27x24x3.5x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023US$314.9bUS$91.4bUS$13.5b23.7x23.3x3.4x
Sun, 28 May 2023US$310.0bUS$91.2bUS$13.5b22.8x23x3.4x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023US$293.8bUS$89.1bUS$13.2b24.3x22.3x3.3x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023US$307.9bUS$89.0bUS$13.1b27.2x23.5x3.5x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023US$308.3bUS$88.5bUS$13.0b29.4x23.7x3.5x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023US$295.5bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b26.9x22.7x3.4x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022US$305.2bUS$86.7bUS$13.0b30.5x23.4x3.5x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022US$283.6bUS$86.0bUS$13.4b26.9x21.1x3.3x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022US$256.6bUS$84.9bUS$13.5b23.5x19.1x3x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022US$278.3bUS$85.2bUS$13.4b23.1x20.7x3.3x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022US$288.9bUS$85.2bUS$14.0b22x20.6x3.4x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022US$258.7bUS$84.6bUS$14.0b21.8x18.5x3.1x
Mon, 30 May 2022US$281.7bUS$84.6bUS$14.0b24.4x20.1x3.3x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022US$308.6bUS$84.2bUS$14.1b23.7x21.8x3.7x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022US$337.6bUS$84.2bUS$14.2b24.2x23.9x4x
Sun, 20 Feb 2022US$358.1bUS$84.8bUS$14.3b27.5x25x4.2x
Tue, 18 Jan 2022US$401.3bUS$93.3bUS$14.1b27.4x28.4x4.3x
Thu, 16 Dec 2021US$398.5bUS$93.3bUS$14.1b28.6x28.2x4.3x
Sat, 13 Nov 2021US$379.5bUS$92.1bUS$13.2b22.6x28.7x4.1x
Mon, 11 Oct 2021US$333.3bUS$89.8bUS$12.6b27.3x26.4x3.7x
Wed, 08 Sep 2021US$348.1bUS$92.0bUS$12.7b18.9x27.4x3.8x
Fri, 06 Aug 2021US$338.0bUS$92.0bUS$12.8b21.4x26.4x3.7x
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 Market-0.15%
Tech-2.24%
Communications0.52%
Communications Equipment0.52%
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$47.451.6%
+US$2.9b		-7.3%PE15.8x
ANET Arista NetworksUS$347.932.3%
+US$2.4b		118.4%PE47.6x
MSI Motorola SolutionsUS$386.400.5%
+US$300.2m		33.9%PE46.3x
UI UbiquitiUS$143.332.3%
+US$197.1m		-17.3%PE24.8x
JNPR Juniper NetworksUS$36.011.6%
+US$188.5m		16.6%PE52.2x
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US$3.12

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7D

-18.1%

1Y

-66.0%

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1Y

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US$6.80

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7D

-7.1%

1Y

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ADTN

US$4.99

ADTRAN Holdings

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-52.7%

COMM

US$1.12

CommScope Holding Company

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-80.1%

JNPR

US$36.01

Juniper Networks

7D

1.6%

1Y

16.6%

CSCO

US$47.45

Cisco Systems

7D

1.6%

1Y

-7.3%

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GILT

US$4.44

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7D

-2.6%

1Y

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VSAT

US$12.91

Viasat

7D

-2.7%

1Y

-69.0%

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MSI

US$386.40

Motorola Solutions

7D

0.5%

1Y

33.9%

UI

US$143.33

Ubiquiti

7D

2.3%

1Y

-17.3%

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FFIV

US$171.20

F5

7D

0.9%

1Y

17.4%

EXTR

US$13.36

Extreme Networks

7D

7.9%

1Y

-48.0%

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ANET

US$347.93

Arista Networks

7D

2.3%

1Y

118.4%

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AAOI

US$8.52

Applied Optoelectronics

7D

-3.9%

1Y

56.9%

SILC

US$14.60

Silicom

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-59.7%