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U.S. Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedApr 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7579
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Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 10%, driven by declines in every sector, especially the Information Technology sector. As for last year, the market is also down 3.8%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% 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
Wed, 09 Apr 2025US$52.6tUS$21.9tUS$2.1t16x25.6x2.4x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025US$60.9tUS$21.9tUS$2.0t17.5x29.8x2.8x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025US$63.9tUS$22.1tUS$2.0t18.6x31.8x2.9x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024US$62.6tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t18.2x32.3x2.8x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024US$63.6tUS$22.0tUS$1.9t19.5x33x2.9x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024US$60.2tUS$21.7tUS$1.9t17.9x32.3x2.8x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024US$59.0tUS$21.5tUS$1.9t18.2x31.7x2.7x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024US$57.9tUS$21.5tUS$1.8t17.8x31.4x2.7x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024US$58.1tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t17.8x31.5x2.7x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024US$56.1tUS$21.3tUS$1.8t16.5x30.6x2.6x
Tue, 14 May 2024US$54.2tUS$21.2tUS$1.8t17.5x29.9x2.6x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024US$54.2tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t17x29.4x2.6x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024US$53.4tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t16.5x29x2.5x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024US$51.6tUS$21.1tUS$1.8t17x29.2x2.5x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024US$49.9tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t16.9x28.4x2.4x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023US$47.5tUS$21.0tUS$1.8t15.9x27.1x2.3x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023US$43.1tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.7x24.8x2.1x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023US$45.7tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.4x26.6x2.2x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023US$46.7tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.7x27.3x2.2x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023US$48.0tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t15.8x28.7x2.3x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023US$46.7tUS$20.9tUS$1.7t15.2x28.1x2.2x
Wed, 17 May 2023US$43.1tUS$21.0tUS$1.7t14.5x25.9x2.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023US$43.7tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t15.1x27x2.1x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023US$41.1tUS$20.6tUS$1.6t14.7x25.3x2x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023US$44.2tUS$20.5tUS$1.7t15.4x25.9x2.2x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023US$41.1tUS$20.5tUS$1.8t14.3x22.9x2x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022US$43.5tUS$20.4tUS$1.8t14.9x24.2x2.1x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022US$41.7tUS$20.2tUS$1.8t14.6x22.9x2.1x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022US$39.4tUS$19.9tUS$1.8t13.7x21.5x2x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022US$45.2tUS$19.8tUS$1.8t15.7x24.7x2.3x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022US$43.1tUS$19.5tUS$1.9t15.1x22.7x2.2x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022US$40.6tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t14.2x21.2x2.1x
Thu, 19 May 2022US$44.1tUS$19.4tUS$1.9t15.5x23x2.3x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022US$48.8tUS$18.8tUS$1.9t16.9x25.3x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.3x


Total Market Cap: US$48.8tTotal Earnings: US$1.9tTotal Revenue: US$18.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for American listed companies have grown 2.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.1% 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 Market-10.12%
Consumer Staples-4.83%
Utilities-6.78%
Telecom-8.23%
Healthcare-8.25%
Consumer Discretionary-9.51%
Real Estate-9.83%
Industrials-9.88%
Materials-10.71%
Financials-11.34%
Tech-11.47%
Energy-16.06%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 63.4x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (17.5%) 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 11.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% 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 6.7% 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
UNH UnitedHealth GroupUS$553.085.7%
+US$27.4b		20.3%PE35.1xHealthcare
HUM HumanaUS$281.956.5%
+US$2.1b		-11.8%PE28.2xHealthcare
CNC CenteneUS$62.403.2%
+US$967.3m		-14.2%PE9.4xHealthcare
AGL agilon healthUS$5.3631.4%
+US$527.7m		-3.6%PS0.4xHealthcare
RYTM Rhythm PharmaceuticalsUS$57.7315.5%
+US$488.7m		32.4%PS28xHealthcare
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