VAT Group AG

SWX:VACN Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 20.5b

VAT Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

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

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: VACN (CHF706.2) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF522.91)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: VACN is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for VACN. This is calculated by dividing VACN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is VACN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio98.8x
EarningsCHF 214.28m
Market CapCHF 20.52b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for VACN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.9x
SCHN Schindler Holding
26.9x6.86%CHF 27.8b
SFSN SFS Group
23.8x12.34%CHF 5.2b
SUN Sulzer
15.5x9.91%CHF 4.5b
GF Georg Fischer
17.6x19.48%CHF 3.4b
VACN VAT Group
98.8x20.27%CHF 20.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VACN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (98.8x) compared to the peer average (20.9x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does VACN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Machinery Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VACN 98.8xIndustry Avg. 21.0xNo. of Companies29PE01224364860+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VACN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (98.8x) compared to the European Machinery industry average (21x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is VACN'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.

VACN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio98.8x
Fair PE Ratio43.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: VACN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (98.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.5x).

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 VACN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 706.20
CHF 634.94
-10.09%
18.54%CHF 806.00CHF 380.00n/a18
Jun ’27CHF 595.20
CHF 594.06
-0.19%
15.42%CHF 730.00CHF 380.00n/a18
May ’27CHF 583.00
CHF 595.12
+2.08%
11.54%CHF 703.00CHF 465.00n/a17
Apr ’27CHF 495.70
CHF 527.12
+6.34%
16.27%CHF 626.00CHF 282.00n/a17
Mar ’27CHF 544.20
CHF 490.94
-9.79%
17.21%CHF 620.00CHF 282.00n/a16
Feb ’27CHF 501.20
CHF 457.13
-8.79%
18.20%CHF 570.00CHF 282.00n/a16
Jan ’27CHF 385.90
CHF 378.87
-1.82%
13.43%CHF 460.00CHF 282.00n/a15
Dec ’26CHF 364.70
CHF 367.53
+0.78%
13.16%CHF 450.00CHF 282.00n/a15
Nov ’26CHF 350.30
CHF 352.67
+0.68%
13.33%CHF 450.00CHF 282.00n/a15
Oct ’26CHF 324.00
CHF 327.36
+1.04%
14.65%CHF 410.00CHF 260.00n/a14
Sep ’26CHF 268.60
CHF 327.36
+21.88%
14.65%CHF 410.00CHF 260.00n/a14
Aug ’26CHF 287.50
CHF 329.36
+14.56%
14.23%CHF 410.00CHF 260.00n/a14
Jul ’26CHF 329.70
CHF 331.73
+0.62%
12.00%CHF 410.00CHF 282.00n/a15
Jun ’26CHF 312.70
CHF 334.84
+7.08%
11.62%CHF 410.00CHF 282.00CHF 595.2017
May ’26CHF 294.30
CHF 338.02
+14.85%
13.95%CHF 437.00CHF 270.00CHF 583.0017
Apr ’26CHF 316.40
CHF 376.31
+18.94%
12.97%CHF 480.00CHF 306.00CHF 495.7017
Mar ’26CHF 336.40
CHF 375.72
+11.69%
12.08%CHF 480.00CHF 300.00CHF 544.2017
Feb ’26CHF 353.40
CHF 375.72
+6.32%
12.08%CHF 480.00CHF 300.00CHF 501.2017
Jan ’26CHF 342.80
CHF 408.08
+19.04%
16.62%CHF 550.00CHF 310.00CHF 385.9017
Dec ’25CHF 351.40
CHF 416.53
+18.54%
16.56%CHF 550.00CHF 325.00CHF 364.7015
Nov ’25CHF 363.90
CHF 423.20
+16.30%
16.03%CHF 550.00CHF 325.00CHF 350.3015
Oct ’25CHF 424.60
CHF 473.67
+11.56%
17.95%CHF 700.00CHF 350.00CHF 324.0015
Sep ’25CHF 437.20
CHF 485.00
+10.93%
16.27%CHF 700.00CHF 370.00CHF 268.6015
Aug ’25CHF 440.30
CHF 475.75
+8.05%
17.66%CHF 700.00CHF 343.00CHF 287.5016
Jul ’25CHF 505.80
CHF 467.40
-7.59%
18.65%CHF 625.00CHF 322.00CHF 329.7015
Jun ’25CHF 486.60
CHF 456.31
-6.22%
18.16%CHF 625.00CHF 322.00CHF 312.7016
CHF 634.94
Fair Value
11.2% overvalued intrinsic discount
18
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 Analysis2026/06/30 17:51
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/30 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

VAT Group AG is covered by 31 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Emrah BasicBaader Helvea Equity Research
Zana MamelliBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research