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U.K. (FTSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1253
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M3.0%
  • 1Y10.5%
  • YTD4.5%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, although notably the Utilities sector gained 3.8% in that time. More promisingly, the market is up 11% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Trending IndustriesOil and GasGoldBiotechSoftwareRenewable Energy

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.0tUK£130.8b16.7x18.5x1.2x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£2.5tUK£2.0tUK£129.7b16.8x19x1.2x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£141.9b16.5x17.3x1.2x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£145.9b16.4x16.5x1.1x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.0tUK£140.6b15.3x16.4x1.1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.0b14.9x11.8x1.1x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£193.7b15.2x12.1x1.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£194.2b14.4x11.7x1.1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£187.2b13.7x12.4x1.1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£185.8b14.7x12.7x1.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.1tUK£184.6b14.3x12.6x1.1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£2.3tUK£2.2tUK£206.3b13.8x11x1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£210.5b14.2x11.3x1.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£209.8b14.4x11.6x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£180.9b13.8x13.3x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£192.4b13.8x13.2x1.2x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023UK£2.5tUK£2.1tUK£183.6b14x13.6x1.2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£185.8b13.3x13x1.1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.1tUK£188.3b13x12.8x1.1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022UK£2.3tUK£2.3tUK£207.6b12x11.1x1x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.3tUK£207.3b12.7x11.6x1x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.3tUK£201.7b14.4x12.6x1.1x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022UK£2.4tUK£2.2tUK£190.7b14x12.7x1.1x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£193.0b14.8x13.1x1.1x
Mon, 09 May 2022UK£2.5tUK£2.2tUK£177.8b15.6x14.2x1.2x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022UK£2.7tUK£2.1tUK£197.7b16.4x13.4x1.3x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022UK£2.4tUK£1.9tUK£172.9b16.6x13.6x1.3x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022UK£2.7tUK£1.9tUK£163.7b18.2x16.5x1.4x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£164.4b19.3x16.9x1.5x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.9tUK£164.2b19.9x16.8x1.5x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£146.6b21.3x18.8x1.5x
Mon, 20 Sep 2021UK£2.7tUK£1.8tUK£139.7b23.5x19x1.5x
Wed, 18 Aug 2021UK£2.8tUK£1.8tUK£138.8b24.6x19.9x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.8x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.7tTotal Earnings: UK£138.8bTotal Revenue: UK£1.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.3x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 18.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for British listed companies have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 3.8% 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.K. Market?

GB Market0.63%
Utilities3.84%
Consumer Discretionary1.91%
Materials1.42%
Real Estate1.42%
Industrials1.23%
Telecom1.04%
Financials0.71%
Consumer Staples0.68%
Tech-0.43%
Energy-0.78%
Healthcare-1.34%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Staples sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 18.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 15% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.0% 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
ENPL En+ Group InternationalUS$9.30n/a
US$4.7b		-8.8%PE2.2xMaterials
GLEN GlencoreUK£4.793.8%
+UK£2.1b		10.7%PE17.4xMaterials
LLOY Lloyds Banking GroupUK£0.596.1%
+UK£2.1b		37.1%PB0.8xFinancials
NG. National GridUK£9.294.9%
+UK£2.1b		-6.1%PE20.2xUtilities
BARC BarclaysUK£2.224.2%
+UK£1.3b		49.3%PB0.5xFinancials
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