Investing IdeasBrowse All StocksMarkets

Have your own idea? Try our Stock Screener

Header cover image

U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 31, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7366
  • 7D0.06%
  • 3M6.2%
  • 1Y22.6%
  • YTD17.1%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, with no particular sector making any big moves this week. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 23% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 31 Aug 2024US$57.7tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18.2x31.1x2.7x
Mon, 29 Jul 2024US$56.9tUS$21.4tUS$1.9t18x30.6x2.7x
Wed, 26 Jun 2024US$56.3tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.5x30.7x2.6x
Fri, 24 May 2024US$55.0tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t17.1x30.1x2.6x
Sun, 21 Apr 2024US$51.6tUS$21.2tUS$1.9t16.4x27.9x2.4x
Tue, 19 Mar 2024US$53.5tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.4x29.1x2.5x
Thu, 15 Feb 2024US$51.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.3x28.7x2.4x
Sat, 13 Jan 2024US$50.1tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.7x28.5x2.4x
Mon, 11 Dec 2023US$47.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.3x27.3x2.3x
Wed, 08 Nov 2023US$45.7tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.4x26.6x2.2x
Fri, 06 Oct 2023US$44.8tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.1x26.1x2.1x
Sun, 03 Sep 2023US$47.6tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.9x27.8x2.3x
Tue, 01 Aug 2023US$48.8tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.9x29.4x2.3x
Thu, 29 Jun 2023US$46.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.2x27.8x2.2x
Sat, 27 May 2023US$44.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.6x26.7x2.1x
Mon, 24 Apr 2023US$43.5tUS$20.7tUS$1.6t14.9x27x2.1x
Wed, 22 Mar 2023US$38.5tUS$19.2tUS$1.6t14.1x24.7x2x
Fri, 17 Feb 2023US$43.9tUS$20.5tUS$1.7t15.5x26.3x2.1x
Sun, 15 Jan 2023US$42.9tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t15x24x2.1x
Tue, 13 Dec 2022US$42.5tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.5x23.7x2.1x
Thu, 10 Nov 2022US$39.9tUS$20.3tUS$1.8t14.2x22.1x2x
Sat, 08 Oct 2022US$39.4tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t13.9x21.5x2x
Mon, 05 Sep 2022US$42.5tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t14.7x23.2x2.1x
Wed, 03 Aug 2022US$44.7tUS$19.8tUS$1.9t15.3x23.5x2.3x
Fri, 01 Jul 2022US$41.7tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t14.5x21.8x2.1x
Sun, 29 May 2022US$45.9tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t15.6x23.9x2.4x
Tue, 26 Apr 2022US$47.2tUS$18.8tUS$1.9t16.8x24.5x2.5x
Thu, 24 Mar 2022US$50.1tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.3x25.7x2.6x
Sat, 19 Feb 2022US$49.0tUS$18.8tUS$1.9t16.2x25.3x2.6x
Mon, 17 Jan 2022US$52.5tUS$18.5tUS$1.8t17.4x29.9x2.8x
Wed, 15 Dec 2021US$52.9tUS$18.2tUS$1.7t16.9x30.3x2.9x
Fri, 12 Nov 2021US$54.7tUS$18.1tUS$1.8t18.3x31.2x3x
Sun, 10 Oct 2021US$51.5tUS$17.4tUS$1.6t18x32.1x3x
Tue, 07 Sep 2021US$52.6tUS$17.5tUS$1.6t16.3x33.2x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.2x


Total Market Cap: US$52.6tTotal Earnings: US$1.6tTotal Revenue: US$17.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.1x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 31.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have grown 5.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the U.S. Market?

US Market0.056%
Financials2.49%
Industrials1.04%
Healthcare0.90%
Utilities0.83%
Materials0.80%
Energy0.76%
Consumer Staples0.53%
Real Estate0.35%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Telecom-0.80%
Tech-1.36%
Consumer Discretionary-1.52%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 56.2x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.0% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 13.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 22% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
BRK.A Berkshire HathawayUS$715.30k5.1%
+US$50.3b		30.1%PE15.1xFinancials
AAPL AppleUS$229.001.0%
+US$32.8b		20.9%PE34.1xTech
JPM JPMorgan ChaseUS$224.803.0%
+US$18.5b		53.1%PB2xFinancials
V VisaUS$276.373.3%
+US$17.0b		11.4%PE27.9xFinancials
MA MastercardUS$483.343.6%
+US$15.6b		16.3%PE36.4xFinancials
See more
Simply Wall St™
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd
Level 7, 320 Pitt Street, Sydney
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
Popular Markets
USAUUKINCAZA
About UsCareersPlansLogin
Help CenterLatest CoveragePodcastsAffiliate ProgramBusiness & EnterpriseWhat's New
Financial Services GuideTerms and ConditionsPrivacy Policy
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.

Market Insights

Header cover image

How Weight-loss Treatments Could Disrupt Other Industries

Richard Bowman avatar
Richard Bowman
|
|

5 comments

Last’s week’s Market Insight covered the remarkable growth of GLP-1 diabetes and weight-loss treatments. For now the market is dominated by Novo Nordisk, but at least a dozen...

Continue reading

Investing In Weight-loss And Diabetes Treatments
Last Week

Investing In Weight-loss And Diabetes Treatments

Latest News

MA

US$483.34

Mastercard

7D

3.6%

1Y

16.3%

Mastercard: Valuation Concerns, But A Strong Watchlist Candidate

Aug 30

TSLA

US$214.11

Tesla

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-12.6%

Tesla's Robotaxi Lead Is Questionable; It Takes More Than Tech

Aug 30

AAPL

US$229.00

Apple

7D

1.0%

1Y

20.9%

CRM

US$252.90

Salesforce

7D

-4.2%

1Y

14.2%

NVDA

US$119.37

NVIDIA

7D

-7.7%

1Y

146.1%

WMT

US$77.23

Walmart

7D

2.0%

1Y

43.4%

Walmart: Simply Too Expensive (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 29

V

US$276.37

Visa

7D

3.3%

1Y

11.4%

AVGO

US$162.82

Broadcom

7D

-2.1%

1Y

86.6%

AMD

US$148.56

Advanced Micro Devices

7D

-4.1%

1Y

35.7%

An Intrinsic Calculation For Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Aug 28
An Intrinsic Calculation For Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

PDD

US$96.11

PDD Holdings

7D

-31.3%

1Y

-7.0%

PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 27%

Aug 28
PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 27%

GOOGL

US$163.38

Alphabet

7D

-1.4%

1Y

20.4%

AMZN

US$178.50

Amazon.com

7D

0.8%

1Y

29.2%

BRK.A

US$715,299.90

Berkshire Hathaway

7D

5.1%

1Y

30.1%

Berkshire Hathaway: Recent Rebound Leaves Limited Upside (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 27

KO

US$72.47

Coca-Cola

7D

3.8%

1Y

22.2%

The Coca-Cola Company: The Fundamentals Do Not Support The Current Share Price

Aug 26

META

US$521.31

Meta Platforms

7D

-1.3%

1Y

75.9%

Meta Platforms: Rapid Monetization Of AI Investment Makes It Very Attractive

Aug 26

JPM

US$224.80

JPMorgan Chase

7D

3.0%

1Y

53.1%

JPMorgan: Attractive Fixed Income Securities

Aug 22