Norsk Hydro ASA

OB:NHY Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 137.3b

Norsk Hydro Valuation

Is NHY undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of NHY when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

NOK 102.46
Fair Value
32.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
15
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: NHY (NOK69.38) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NOK102.46)

Significantly Below Fair Value: NHY is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NHY?

Key metric: As NHY is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NHY. This is calculated by dividing NHY's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NHY's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.3x
EarningsNOK 9.59b
Market CapNOK 137.27b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NHY's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NHY vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35.2x
YAR Yara International
13.4x-3.01%NOK 93.7b
PMETAL Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad
27.4x9.98%RM 49.2b
600673 Guangdong HEC Technology Holding
89.6x44.83%CN¥68.2b
500440 Hindalco Industries
10.2x-0.13%₹1.7t
NHY Norsk Hydro
14.3x10.51%NOK 137.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NHY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.3x) compared to the peer average (35.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NHY's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Metals and Mining Industry?

17 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NHY 14.3xIndustry Avg. 15.1xNo. of Companies17PE01020304050+
17 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NHY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.3x) compared to the European Metals and Mining industry average (15.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NHY's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

NHY PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.3x
Fair PE Ratio20.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NHY is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst NHY forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentNOK 69.38
NOK 66.53
-4.10%
14.77%NOK 79.00NOK 44.00n/a15
Sep ’26NOK 65.12
NOK 65.93
+1.25%
15.09%NOK 79.00NOK 44.00n/a15
Aug ’26NOK 61.56
NOK 65.93
+7.10%
15.09%NOK 79.00NOK 44.00n/a15
Jul ’26NOK 57.64
NOK 65.40
+13.46%
16.73%NOK 80.00NOK 43.00n/a15
Jun ’26NOK 55.96
NOK 68.67
+22.71%
13.76%NOK 80.00NOK 53.00n/a15
May ’26NOK 54.60
NOK 68.67
+25.76%
14.75%NOK 85.00NOK 53.00n/a15
Apr ’26NOK 59.96
NOK 78.62
+31.12%
16.81%NOK 100.00NOK 54.00n/a15
Mar ’26NOK 66.22
NOK 79.79
+20.49%
14.66%NOK 100.00NOK 55.00n/a14
Feb ’26NOK 66.96
NOK 80.71
+20.54%
13.89%NOK 100.00NOK 55.00n/a14
Jan ’26NOK 62.54
NOK 79.80
+27.60%
13.01%NOK 94.00NOK 55.00n/a15
Dec ’25NOK 68.30
NOK 79.00
+15.67%
13.26%NOK 94.00NOK 55.00n/a15
Nov ’25NOK 69.00
NOK 78.60
+13.91%
12.75%NOK 92.00NOK 55.00n/a15
Oct ’25NOK 68.46
NOK 77.21
+12.79%
15.60%NOK 92.00NOK 50.00NOK 68.7414
Sep ’25NOK 59.40
NOK 77.21
+29.99%
15.30%NOK 92.00NOK 50.00NOK 65.1214
Aug ’25NOK 59.06
NOK 78.36
+32.67%
14.35%NOK 92.00NOK 50.00NOK 61.5614
Jul ’25NOK 66.80
NOK 78.57
+17.62%
13.54%NOK 93.00NOK 50.00NOK 57.6414
Jun ’25NOK 70.92
NOK 76.08
+7.27%
12.69%NOK 85.00NOK 50.00NOK 55.9613
May ’25NOK 68.90
NOK 76.08
+10.42%
13.68%NOK 90.00NOK 50.00NOK 54.6013
Apr ’25NOK 59.40
NOK 73.62
+23.93%
13.81%NOK 87.00NOK 50.00NOK 59.9613
Mar ’25NOK 54.86
NOK 73.62
+34.19%
14.63%NOK 87.00NOK 50.00NOK 66.2213
Feb ’25NOK 61.96
NOK 75.69
+22.16%
14.34%NOK 89.00NOK 55.00NOK 66.9613
Jan ’25NOK 68.40
NOK 74.15
+8.41%
15.78%NOK 92.00NOK 55.00NOK 62.5413
Dec ’24NOK 64.46
NOK 74.00
+14.80%
18.30%NOK 95.00NOK 55.00NOK 68.3013
Nov ’24NOK 62.76
NOK 75.08
+19.63%
18.83%NOK 100.00NOK 55.00NOK 69.0013
Oct ’24NOK 67.20
NOK 77.15
+14.81%
19.06%NOK 100.00NOK 55.00NOK 68.4613
NOK 66.53
Fair Value
4.3% overvalued intrinsic discount
15
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/06 02:38
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/03 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Norsk Hydro ASA is covered by 45 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullABG Sundal Collier
Thomas LorckArctic Securities ASA
Amos FletcherBarclays