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U.S. Semiconductors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 14, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies114
  • 7D9.7%
  • 3M7.6%
  • 1Y78.0%
  • YTD56.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Semiconductors industry has risen 4.4%, driven by gains from NVIDIA of 11%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 68%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 25% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 14 Aug 2024US$5.2tUS$467.2bUS$94.7b28x55.2x11.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024US$6.5tUS$467.9bUS$96.6b31x67.6x14x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024US$5.8tUS$461.2bUS$95.7b29.2x60.7x12.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024US$4.9tUS$446.9bUS$84.0b27.9x58.4x11x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024US$4.9tUS$447.3bUS$81.7b29.9x60.3x11x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024US$4.6tUS$443.3bUS$81.1b29.9x57.1x10.4x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024US$4.0tUS$431.9bUS$71.4b29.5x55.4x9.2x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023US$3.6tUS$433.3bUS$69.5b27.7x51.5x8.3x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023US$3.3tUS$432.2bUS$70.6b25.4x46.4x7.6x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023US$2.8tUS$426.3bUS$65.3b23.4x43.5x6.7x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023US$3.0tUS$430.8bUS$68.7b25.3x43.7x7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023US$2.9tUS$421.2bUS$63.0b24.8x46.4x6.9x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023US$3.1tUS$429.2bUS$67.3b23.5x46.2x7.2x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023US$2.8tUS$434.2bUS$71.9b23.8x39.6x6.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023US$2.3tUS$433.9bUS$70.7b18.6x32.9x5.4x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023US$2.4tUS$443.8bUS$85.6b17.7x27.6x5.3x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023US$2.3tUS$445.1bUS$90.1b18.4x25.3x5.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023US$2.1tUS$442.6bUS$91.5b17.8x22.8x4.7x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022US$1.8tUS$447.3bUS$96.4b15.5x18.5x4x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022US$2.0tUS$448.8bUS$97.5b17.5x20.4x4.4x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022US$1.7tUS$440.5bUS$104.0b15.3x16.2x3.8x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022US$1.8tUS$441.7bUS$105.0b16.4x17.4x4.1x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022US$2.2tUS$439.1bUS$105.3b19.7x21.2x5.1x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022US$2.0tUS$429.1bUS$106.9b18.1x18.4x4.6x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022US$1.9tUS$427.9bUS$106.0b18.9x18.3x4.5x
Thu, 12 May 2022US$2.0tUS$420.5bUS$104.5b19.2x19.5x4.9x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022US$2.4tUS$409.1bUS$95.5b20.8x24.6x5.8x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022US$2.5tUS$410.1bUS$94.8b23.2x26.2x6.1x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022US$2.6tUS$394.9bUS$89.3b26.4x28.9x6.5x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021US$3.0tUS$391.1bUS$89.1b31.4x33.1x7.5x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021US$2.9tUS$387.1bUS$86.7b29.3x33.3x7.5x
Tue, 26 Oct 2021US$2.5tUS$370.7bUS$84.0b33.4x29.6x6.7x
Thu, 23 Sep 2021US$2.4tUS$366.2bUS$79.3b29.7x30.8x6.7x
Sat, 21 Aug 2021US$2.3tUS$358.3bUS$74.7b26.6x30.5x6.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.5x


Total Market Cap: US$2.3tTotal Earnings: US$74.7bTotal Revenue: US$358.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Semiconductors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 36.1x202220232024
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 55.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 36.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 11.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Semiconductor industry have grown 8.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.3% 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 Market3.57%
Tech6.35%
Semiconductors9.69%
Semiconductor Equipment9.74%
Semiconductors9.69%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Semiconductors industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 7.2% 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 7.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Semiconductor Equipment industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% 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
NVDA NVIDIAUS$116.1411.4%
+US$292.2b
164.3%PE67x
AVGO BroadcomUS$156.168.5%
+US$57.0b
85.3%PE71.1x
AMD Advanced Micro DevicesUS$141.138.4%
+US$17.7b
26.7%PE168.7x
AMAT Applied MaterialsUS$200.809.5%
+US$14.5b
43.3%PE22.8x
QCOM QUALCOMMUS$169.476.8%
+US$12.0b
51.7%PE21.4x
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SEDG

US$21.88

SolarEdge Technologies

7D

-8.5%

1Y

-87.1%

ARM

US$123.79

Arm Holdings

7D

9.2%

1Y

n/a

POWI

US$61.18

Power Integrations

7D

-4.8%

1Y

-26.2%

INDI

US$4.06

indie Semiconductor

7D

-17.1%

1Y

-44.0%

AMD

US$141.13

Advanced Micro Devices

7D

8.4%

1Y

26.7%

HIMX

US$5.54

Himax Technologies

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-14.5%

VLN

US$2.29

Valens Semiconductor

7D

-6.5%

1Y

-6.9%

KLAC

US$793.83

KLA

7D

10.8%

1Y

64.2%

ALAB

US$40.40

Astera Labs

7D

-4.9%

1Y

n/a

AMAT

US$200.80

Applied Materials

7D

9.5%

1Y

43.3%

NVTS

US$3.08

Navitas Semiconductor

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-65.8%