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U.S. Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 02, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies113
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M11.2%
  • 1Y66.2%
  • YTD51.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has risen 4.2%, driven by gains from ON Semiconductor of 6.5%. This means that the industry has gained 79% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 02 Aug 2024US$5.7tUS$469.0bUS$96.5b26.8x59.2x12.2x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024US$6.0tUS$467.9bUS$96.6b29.5x62.2x12.8x
Tue, 28 May 2024US$5.5tUS$462.6bUS$95.6b29.9x57.1x11.8x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024US$4.5tUS$446.2bUS$80.8b27.9x55.7x10.1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024US$5.0tUS$448.2bUS$81.2b28.8x62.1x11.3x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024US$4.4tUS$428.8bUS$71.0b29x61.5x10.2x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024US$3.7tUS$433.1bUS$69.5b25.3x52.7x8.5x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023US$3.4tUS$432.7bUS$70.6b25.6x48.2x7.9x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023US$3.1tUS$420.7bUS$61.9b23.9x50.7x7.5x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023US$3.0tUS$428.2bUS$65.8b24.8x45.8x7x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023US$3.1tUS$428.1bUS$68.7b26.4x45.1x7.2x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023US$3.1tUS$420.5bUS$63.6b23.9x48.4x7.3x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023US$3.0tUS$429.0bUS$67.3b23.9x44.7x7x
Wed, 31 May 2023US$2.9tUS$433.7bUS$71.0b22.7x40.6x6.7x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023US$2.3tUS$443.1bUS$84.8b18.3x27x5.2x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023US$2.4tUS$447.9bUS$90.3b17.8x26.4x5.3x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023US$2.2tUS$444.6bUS$90.2b17.8x24.4x5x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023US$2.0tUS$447.7bUS$96.4b17.9x21x4.5x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022US$1.9tUS$450.9bUS$98.9b16.5x19.5x4.3x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022US$2.0tUS$447.9bUS$98.5b16.5x20.3x4.5x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022US$1.6tUS$439.8bUS$103.8b14.4x15.6x3.7x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022US$1.9tUS$441.7bUS$105.0b17.6x18.2x4.3x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022US$2.2tUS$436.1bUS$104.3b19.7x21.4x5.1x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022US$1.8tUS$429.2bUS$106.9b16.7x16.8x4.2x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022US$2.2tUS$427.9bUS$106.0b22.3x21x5.2x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022US$2.1tUS$415.6bUS$97.6b21.1x21.9x5.1x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022US$2.7tUS$411.7bUS$94.8b23.6x28.9x6.7x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022US$2.5tUS$407.6bUS$93.5b22.8x26.9x6.2x
Fri, 21 Jan 2022US$2.5tUS$391.4bUS$89.2b28.1x28.6x6.5x
Sun, 19 Dec 2021US$2.8tUS$389.2bUS$87.9b27.6x31.8x7.2x
Tue, 16 Nov 2021US$2.9tUS$384.5bUS$86.1b29.6x34.2x7.7x
Thu, 14 Oct 2021US$2.3tUS$368.5bUS$81.0b29.5x28.7x6.3x
Sat, 11 Sep 2021US$2.4tUS$364.5bUS$78.2b27.8x31.3x6.7x
Mon, 09 Aug 2021US$2.4tUS$358.3bUS$74.7b28.6x31.6x6.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.6x


Total Market Cap: US$2.4tTotal Earnings: US$74.7bTotal Revenue: US$358.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Semiconductor industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 59.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 35.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.9x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 12.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 8.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.2% 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 Market0.32%
Tech-1.62%
Semiconductors-3.50%
Semiconductors-3.41%
Semiconductor Equipment-4.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Semiconductor Equipment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 22.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Semiconductors industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 20% 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
ON ON SemiconductorUS$71.906.5%
+US$1.7b
-30.0%PE15.9x
FSLR First SolarUS$218.501.1%
+US$248.5m
11.3%PE19.4x
SMTC SemtechUS$30.816.6%
+US$142.6m
12.1%PS2.8x
MTSI MACOM Technology Solutions HoldingsUS$99.651.9%
+US$134.8m
33.3%PE112.6x
MX Magnachip SemiconductorUS$5.7519.3%
+US$35.6m
-37.3%PS1x
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MX

US$5.75

Magnachip Semiconductor

7D

19.3%

1Y

-37.3%

QCOM

US$164.00

QUALCOMM

7D

-6.5%

1Y

38.2%

LRCX

US$830.33

Lam Research

7D

-6.1%

1Y

19.8%

ARM

US$121.51

Arm Holdings

7D

-18.5%

1Y

n/a

AMD

US$132.54

Advanced Micro Devices

7D

-4.2%

1Y

17.1%

NVDA

US$109.21

NVIDIA

7D

-2.7%

1Y

145.3%

MU

US$101.51

Micron Technology

7D

-5.5%

1Y

46.7%

FSLR

US$218.50

First Solar

7D

1.1%

1Y

11.3%

ON

US$71.90

ON Semiconductor

7D

6.5%

1Y

-30.0%

SMTC

US$30.81

Semtech

7D

6.6%

1Y

12.1%

MTSI

US$99.65

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings

7D

1.9%

1Y

33.3%

EMAN

US$2.07

eMagin

7D

4.0%

1Y

158.8%

OIIM

US$4.90

O2Micro International

7D

1.2%

1Y

21.3%