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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7672
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y21.0%
  • YTD3.9%

The market has climbed 1.2% in the last 7 days, lead by the Information Technology sector with a gain of 4.0%. In the last year, the market has climbed 21%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 11 Feb 2025US$63.5tUS$21.8tUS$2.0t18.5x31.2x2.9x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025US$62.1tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.5x32.1x2.8x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024US$64.2tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.3x33.2x2.9x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024US$59.6tUS$21.8tUS$1.9t18x32x2.7x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024US$59.7tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.3x32x2.8x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024US$57.6tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18.1x31.1x2.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024US$56.9tUS$21.4tUS$1.9t18x30.6x2.7x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$56.5tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.7x30.7x2.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$55.2tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.4x30.5x2.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$52.1tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t16.3x28.2x2.5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$53.3tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.5x28.9x2.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$51.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.1x28.7x2.4x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$50.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.7x28.5x2.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$47.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.3x27.3x2.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$45.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.4x26.6x2.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$45.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x26.4x2.2x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$47.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.9x27.8x2.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$48.6tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.9x29.2x2.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$46.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.2x27.8x2.2x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$43.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.6x26.2x2.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$43.5tUS$20.7tUS$1.6t14.9x27x2.1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$37.9tUS$19.2tUS$1.6t13.8x24.3x2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$44.5tUS$20.5tUS$1.7t15.5x26.7x2.2x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$42.9tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t15x23.9x2.1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$41.9tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.4x23.3x2.1x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$40.3tUS$20.7tUS$1.8t14.5x21.8x2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$40.6tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t14.2x22.1x2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$42.5tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t14.7x23.2x2.1x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$44.7tUS$19.7tUS$1.9t15.5x23.6x2.3x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$42.2tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t14.5x22.1x2.2x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$48.3tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t15.6x25x2.5x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022US$47.1tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.7x24.5x2.5x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022US$50.7tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.4x26x2.7x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022US$49.6tUS$18.8tUS$1.9t16.1x25.8x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: US$49.6tTotal Earnings: US$1.9tTotal Revenue: US$18.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.2x202320242025
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 31.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 5.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Sector Trends

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

US Market1.20%
Tech4.00%
Energy1.68%
Real Estate1.42%
Industrials1.30%
Materials1.11%
Consumer Staples1.00%
Utilities0.89%
Financials0.43%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Telecom-0.60%
Healthcare-0.87%
Consumer Discretionary-1.32%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.7x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (18.1%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 12.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.4% 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
NVDA NVIDIAUS$133.5714.5%
+US$414.1b
84.9%PE51.9xTech
AVGO BroadcomUS$235.048.0%
+US$81.1b
85.8%PE178.6xTech
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$116.6539.3%
+US$75.0b
365.7%PE574.9xTech
LLY Eli LillyUS$868.887.2%
+US$52.6b
17.9%PE73.9xHealthcare
META Meta PlatformsUS$717.402.9%
+US$50.5b
53.0%PE29.1xTelecom
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KKR

US$147.93

KKR

7D

-9.4%

1Y

51.5%

PLTR

US$116.65

Palantir Technologies

7D

39.3%

1Y

365.7%

UNH

US$533.37

UnitedHealth Group

7D

-2.7%

1Y

3.0%

MRK

US$86.40

Merck

7D

-13.4%

1Y

-31.1%

LLY

US$868.88

Eli Lilly

7D

7.2%

1Y

17.9%

TSLA

US$350.73

Tesla

7D

-8.6%

1Y

86.4%

BABA

US$111.32

Alibaba Group Holding

7D

12.9%

1Y

52.2%

ORCL

US$178.92

Oracle

7D

6.1%

1Y

54.5%

TMO

US$552.86

Thermo Fisher Scientific

7D

-6.9%

1Y

1.1%