VAT Group AG

SWX:VACN Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 8.5b

VAT Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 VACN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
CHF 278.96
Fair Value
1.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
14
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: VACN (CHF274) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF278.96)

Significantly Below Fair Value: VACN is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

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 Ratio36.8x
EarningsCHF 223.37m
Market CapCHF 8.46b

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 Average33.5x
GF Georg Fischer
22.1x11.25%CHF 5.3b
SUN Sulzer
19x11.03%CHF 5.2b
SFSN SFS Group
17.5x9.18%CHF 4.2b
DAE Dätwyler Holding
75.5x37.98%CHF 2.3b
VACN VAT Group
36.8x16.96%CHF 8.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VACN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the peer average (33.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VACN 36.8xIndustry Avg. 20.7xNo. of Companies33PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VACN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the European Machinery industry average (20.7x).

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 Ratio36.8x
Fair PE Ratio35.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: VACN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.6x).

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 274.00
CHF 329.36
+20.20%
14.23%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 282.00n/a17
May ’26CHF 294.30
CHF 338.02
+14.85%
13.95%CHF 437.00CHF 270.00n/a17
Apr ’26CHF 316.40
CHF 376.31
+18.94%
12.97%CHF 480.00CHF 306.00n/a17
Mar ’26CHF 336.40
CHF 375.72
+11.69%
12.08%CHF 480.00CHF 300.00n/a17
Feb ’26CHF 353.40
CHF 375.72
+6.32%
12.08%CHF 480.00CHF 300.00n/a17
Jan ’26CHF 342.80
CHF 408.08
+19.04%
16.62%CHF 550.00CHF 310.00n/a17
Dec ’25CHF 351.40
CHF 416.53
+18.54%
16.56%CHF 550.00CHF 325.00n/a15
Nov ’25CHF 363.90
CHF 423.20
+16.30%
16.03%CHF 550.00CHF 325.00n/a15
Oct ’25CHF 424.60
CHF 473.67
+11.56%
17.95%CHF 700.00CHF 350.00n/a15
Sep ’25CHF 437.20
CHF 485.00
+10.93%
16.27%CHF 700.00CHF 370.00n/a15
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
May ’25CHF 462.70
CHF 456.31
-1.38%
18.16%CHF 625.00CHF 322.00CHF 294.3016
Apr ’25CHF 467.30
CHF 428.89
-8.22%
17.13%CHF 585.00CHF 322.00CHF 316.4016
Mar ’25CHF 447.70
CHF 396.08
-11.53%
20.43%CHF 585.00CHF 278.00CHF 336.4016
Feb ’25CHF 409.30
CHF 393.64
-3.83%
20.25%CHF 585.00CHF 278.00CHF 353.4016
Jan ’25CHF 421.50
CHF 367.28
-12.86%
17.66%CHF 500.00CHF 278.00CHF 342.8016
Dec ’24CHF 403.80
CHF 348.71
-13.64%
17.47%CHF 500.00CHF 259.00CHF 351.4016
Nov ’24CHF 322.00
CHF 337.30
+4.75%
14.13%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 363.9015
Oct ’24CHF 329.00
CHF 338.50
+2.89%
16.95%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 424.6012
Sep ’24CHF 355.10
CHF 339.77
-4.32%
16.15%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 437.2013
Aug ’24CHF 370.10
CHF 336.67
-9.03%
16.54%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 440.3012
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 14 Analysts
CHF 329.36
Fair Value
16.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
14
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/15 17:38
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/15 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

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

VAT Group AG is covered by 32 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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