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U.K. (FTSE) Energy Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies86
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M12.8%
  • 1Y13.0%
  • YTD9.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Energy industry has risen 1.3%, driven by gains from Shell of 2.6%. This means that the industry has gained 13% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.6% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£280.3bUK£420.5bUK£22.6b9.6x12.4x0.7x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£274.9bUK£433.6bUK£28.3b7x9.7x0.6x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£252.1bUK£434.2bUK£26.4b5.7x9.6x0.6x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£274.0bUK£620.8bUK£62.4b4.1x4.4x0.4x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£279.9bUK£619.2bUK£62.3b4.1x4.5x0.5x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£284.5bUK£624.0bUK£62.7b4.7x4.5x0.5x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£304.7bUK£655.0bUK£57.8b5.3x5.3x0.5x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£297.5bUK£649.3bUK£57.5b4.2x5.2x0.5x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£272.4bUK£635.0bUK£57.6b4.6x4.7x0.4x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£267.6bUK£658.2bUK£73.6b4.2x3.6x0.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£268.8bUK£676.7bUK£75.7b4.8x3.6x0.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£281.6bUK£681.7bUK£77.4b4.7x3.6x0.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£297.7bUK£677.2bUK£53.7b4.6x5.5x0.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£315.8bUK£688.7bUK£56.3b3.9x5.6x0.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£305.9bUK£650.7bUK£49.9b4.3x6.1x0.5x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£305.2bUK£660.7bUK£50.3b4.5x6.1x0.5x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£312.5bUK£661.5bUK£51.6b4.3x6.1x0.5x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£303.0bUK£636.3bUK£44.6b4.1x6.8x0.5x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£309.3bUK£651.3bUK£45.7b5.5x6.8x0.5x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£289.2bUK£631.3bUK£44.1b7x6.6x0.5x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£240.5bUK£574.0bUK£26.6b7.4x9x0.4x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£274.4bUK£567.0bUK£26.4b9.4x10.4x0.5x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£279.0bUK£545.1bUK£24.0b9.8x11.6x0.5x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£265.8bUK£459.6bUK£37.7b10.6x7.1x0.6x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£97.5bUK£209.0bUK£14.5b10.8x6.7x0.5x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£227.0bUK£277.2bUK£21.0b13.8x10.8x0.8x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£226.7bUK£279.8bUK£21.3b11.8x10.7x0.8x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£211.2bUK£283.0bUK£21.4b11.6x9.9x0.7x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£249.9bUK£261.7bUK£17.1b12.3x14.6x1x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£234.8bUK£258.9bUK£16.3b11.5x14.4x0.9x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£213.3bUK£257.1bUK£15.8b11.1x13.5x0.8x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021UK£217.1bUK£257.1bUK£15.8b11.8x13.7x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-80.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£203.7bTotal Earnings: -UK£2,517,457,609.87Total Revenue: UK£225.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Energy Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Energy industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.58x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Energy industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 23% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Energy sector?

GB Market2.66%
Energy1.30%
Energy Services17.92%
Oil and Gas1.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Energy Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 4.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 51.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 63.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Oil and Gas industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 4.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Energy Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 51% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Oil and Gas industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SHEL ShellUK£28.922.6%
+UK£4.6b		20.6%PE12.8x
WG. John Wood GroupUK£1.9328.8%
+UK£296.9m		-12.7%PS0.3x
ENOG EnergeanUK£11.736.1%
+UK£122.9m		-4.2%PE14.5x
HTG HuntingUK£3.808.3%
+UK£45.9m		72.9%PE6.4x
G3E G3 ExplorationUK£0.28n/a
UK£43.9m		n/an/a
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