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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7662
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M1.7%
  • 1Y23.1%
  • YTD3.8%

In the last week, the market has been flat, with a notable exception in the Consumer Discretionary sector dropping 4.3%. As for the longer term, the market has risen 23% in the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 12 Feb 2025US$63.9tUS$21.8tUS$2.0t18.6x31.4x2.9x
Fri, 10 Jan 2025US$62.2tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.5x32.1x2.8x
Sun, 08 Dec 2024US$64.4tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.3x33.3x2.9x
Tue, 05 Nov 2024US$59.6tUS$21.8tUS$1.9t17.9x31.3x2.7x
Thu, 03 Oct 2024US$59.7tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.3x32x2.8x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.3x


Total Market Cap: US$49.0tTotal 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 31.4x 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 Market0.18%
Tech2.47%
Utilities2.12%
Consumer Staples2.04%
Real Estate1.76%
Industrials0.85%
Financials0.58%
Materials0.35%
Energy0.28%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Healthcare-1.34%
Telecom-2.41%
Consumer Discretionary-4.30%
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 (17.9%) 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 Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Financials sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.5% 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$132.8011.9%
+US$346.5b		84.1%PE51.6xTech
AVGO BroadcomUS$235.045.7%
+US$59.1b		87.8%PE178.6xTech
META Meta PlatformsUS$719.802.2%
+US$39.6b		56.4%PE29.2xTelecom
LLY Eli LillyUS$865.004.7%
+US$35.1b		16.4%PE73.5xHealthcare
PM Philip Morris InternationalUS$147.9813.5%
+US$27.4b		65.9%PE32.7xConsumer Staples
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