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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7685
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y22.0%
  • YTD4.2%

The market has stayed flat over the 7 days. More promisingly, the market is up 22% over the past year. 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
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$64.1tUS$21.8tUS$2.0t18.7x31.6x2.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$62.5tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.4x32.3x2.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$63.7tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.6x33x2.9x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$60.5tUS$21.7tUS$1.9t18.2x32.2x2.8x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$59.5tUS$21.6tUS$1.9t18.3x31.9x2.8x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$58.1tUS$21.5tUS$1.8t18.1x31.5x2.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$57.8tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t18x31.4x2.7x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$56.7tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.7x30.9x2.7x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$55.1tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.5x30.4x2.6x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$53.2tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.5x28.8x2.5x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$53.8tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.6x29.2x2.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$52.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.3x29.3x2.5x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$49.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.7x28x2.3x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$47.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16x27.3x2.3x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$44.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.2x25.8x2.1x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$45.3tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.4x26.4x2.2x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$46.3tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.6x27x2.2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$48.4tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t16x28.9x2.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$45.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15x27.6x2.2x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$44.2tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.7x26.6x2.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$43.8tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t15x27x2.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$42.0tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t14.6x25.9x2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$43.8tUS$20.5tUS$1.7t15.3x25.9x2.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$41.6tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t14.6x23.2x2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$41.9tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.4x23.3x2.1x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$40.3tUS$20.6tUS$2.0t14.4x20.6x2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$38.9tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t13.6x21.1x2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$43.2tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t15x23.7x2.2x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$43.4tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t15.2x22.9x2.2x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$43.3tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t14.7x22.6x2.2x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$43.2tUS$19.3tUS$1.9t15.1x22.6x2.2x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$49.3tUS$18.8tUS$1.9t17.3x25.7x2.6x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022US$50.1tUS$18.9tUS$1.9t16.3x25.8x2.7x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022US$49.8tUS$18.8tUS$1.9t16.2x26.2x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.2x


Total Market Cap: US$49.8tTotal 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 31.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have grown 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.2% 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 Market0.16%
Tech1.86%
Real Estate1.00%
Consumer Staples0.59%
Financials0.38%
Materials0.31%
Telecom0.16%
Utilities0.063%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Healthcare-0.88%
Industrials-1.18%
Consumer Discretionary-1.88%
Energy-2.37%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.6x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (18.3%) 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 8.5% 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$128.687.2%
+US$210.9b		78.4%PE50xTech
AVGO BroadcomUS$231.367.3%
+US$73.6b		81.5%PE175.8xTech
PLTR Palantir TechnologiesUS$111.2837.0%
+US$68.5b		354.0%PE548.5xTech
META Meta PlatformsUS$711.993.6%
+US$63.3b		51.5%PE28.9xTelecom
LLY Eli LillyUS$870.375.7%
+US$42.4b		18.3%PE74xHealthcare
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