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U.K. (FTSE) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies98
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M16.9%
  • 1Y6.2%
  • YTD13.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains from GSK of 4.0%. Meanwhile, Alliance Pharma actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 14% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 4.4%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024UK£293.6bUK£82.5bUK£9.5b32.7x31x3.6x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024UK£263.8bUK£81.1bUK£9.6b32.9x27.5x3.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024UK£256.8bUK£80.9bUK£9.6b34.2x26.8x3.2x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024UK£273.0bUK£84.0bUK£10.6b38.7x25.6x3.2x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023UK£270.0bUK£83.9bUK£10.6b40.4x25.4x3.2x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023UK£260.9bUK£84.4bUK£10.7b40.8x24.4x3.1x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023UK£262.3bUK£85.8bUK£10.3b40x25.6x3.1x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023UK£280.9bUK£85.2bUK£10.2b40.8x27.5x3.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023UK£268.9bUK£83.9bUK£10.1b40.3x26.5x3.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023UK£262.2bUK£81.3bUK£7.8b44.9x33.7x3.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023UK£286.6bUK£83.0bUK£7.9b47.7x36.2x3.5x
Fri, 12 May 2023UK£296.6bUK£83.4bUK£8.0b50.3x37.2x3.6x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023UK£290.0bUK£84.2bUK£6.9b45x41.9x3.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023UK£274.4bUK£85.7bUK£7.0b43.3x39.3x3.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023UK£267.2bUK£94.3bUK£6.5b36.1x40.8x2.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022UK£281.6bUK£95.4bUK£6.6b36.4x42.5x3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022UK£275.4bUK£95.2bUK£6.6b38.1x41.6x2.9x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022UK£252.9bUK£95.3bUK£4.0b29.2x63.1x2.7x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022UK£252.9bUK£96.3bUK£4.0b32.4x63.1x2.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022UK£282.8bUK£93.8bUK£4.0b35.7x70x3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022UK£308.9bUK£90.6bUK£4.9b34.1x62.8x3.4x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022UK£288.3bUK£89.7bUK£5.0b28.6x58x3.2x
Sat, 14 May 2022UK£298.0bUK£89.0bUK£5.0b28.3x59.7x3.3x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022UK£316.3bUK£81.3bUK£5.1b35.4x61.8x3.9x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022UK£265.3bUK£81.0bUK£5.1b29.8x52.2x3.3x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022UK£271.1bUK£75.1bUK£6.0b31.5x45.1x3.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022UK£285.0bUK£75.3bUK£6.0b32.4x47.2x3.8x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021UK£273.6bUK£75.9bUK£6.1b29.7x45x3.6x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021UK£281.6bUK£72.0bUK£7.8b30.2x36x3.9x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021UK£273.6bUK£71.9bUK£8.0b33.9x34.3x3.8x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021UK£276.7bUK£71.4bUK£7.9b32.8x35.3x3.9x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021UK£251.2bUK£71.2bUK£7.8b37.9x32.2x3.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£237.4bTotal Earnings: UK£8.7bTotal Revenue: UK£69.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 43.4x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Healthcare industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 3.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have grown 2.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market2.66%
Healthcare1.91%
Life Sciences13.48%
Healthtech4.93%
Medical Equipment4.12%
Biotech4.00%
Healthcare Services3.65%
Pharma1.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 90.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthtech industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 12% per year.
  • In contrast, the Life Sciences industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
GSK GSKUK£17.744.0%
+UK£2.8b
23.5%PE16.1x
AZN AstraZenecaUK£122.640.8%
+UK£1.5b
3.8%PE37.5x
CTEC ConvaTec GroupUK£2.616.2%
+UK£311.1m
22.9%PE51.3x
SN. Smith & NephewUK£10.083.2%
+UK£269.4m
-19.8%PE41.7x
ONT Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesUK£1.1513.2%
+UK£115.6m
-52.1%PS5.8x
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GSK

UK£17.74

GSK

7D

4.0%

1Y

23.5%

APH

UK£0.29

Alliance Pharma

7D

-13.7%

1Y

-56.2%

OCTP

UK£0.0015

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings

7D

-56.9%

1Y

-88.7%

HCM

UK£3.13

HUTCHMED (China)

7D

4.3%

1Y

38.5%

MXCT

UK£3.95

MaxCyte

7D

33.9%

1Y

3.9%

TSTL

UK£4.48

Tristel

7D

-3.2%

1Y

34.6%

CREO

UK£0.35

Creo Medical Group

7D

-2.8%

1Y

38.4%

ONT

UK£1.15

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

7D

13.2%

1Y

-52.1%

AZN

UK£122.64

AstraZeneca

7D

0.8%

1Y

3.8%

SN.

UK£10.08

Smith & Nephew

7D

3.2%

1Y

-19.8%

AVCT

UK£0.45

Avacta Group

7D

-4.4%

1Y

-59.4%

HIK

UK£19.73

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

7D

2.0%

1Y

6.1%

EKF

UK£0.29

EKF Diagnostics Holdings

7D

-6.2%

1Y

7.1%

CTEC

UK£2.61

ConvaTec Group

7D

6.2%

1Y

22.9%

ETX

UK£0.09

e-therapeutics

7D

-7.9%

1Y

-31.0%