Carpenter Technology Corporation

NYSE:CRS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.9b

Carpenter Technology Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: CRS ($159.01) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($156.38)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CRS is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CRS key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.5x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for CRS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average45.6x
ATI ATI
21.5x16.3%US$8.2b
X United States Steel
14x21.7%US$8.0b
CMC Commercial Metals
11.2x3.7%US$6.3b
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs
135.7x94.9%US$6.0b
CRS Carpenter Technology
42.7x19.6%US$7.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CRS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.7x) compared to the peer average (45.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CRS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.7x) compared to the US Metals and Mining industry average (14x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CRS'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.

CRS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio42.7x
Fair PE Ratio24.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CRS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x).


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 CRS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$159.01
US$158.40
-0.4%
23.3%US$215.00US$112.00n/a5
Sep ’25US$144.77
US$156.40
+8.0%
21.7%US$205.00US$112.00n/a5
Aug ’25US$143.94
US$151.80
+5.5%
26.7%US$205.00US$89.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$106.97
US$123.60
+15.5%
15.8%US$144.00US$89.00n/a5
Jun ’25US$110.87
US$128.00
+15.5%
9.4%US$140.00US$116.00n/a2
May ’25US$98.33
US$99.67
+1.4%
13.5%US$116.00US$83.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$72.02
US$86.00
+19.4%
12.1%US$100.00US$75.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$65.93
US$86.00
+30.4%
12.1%US$100.00US$75.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$60.76
US$86.00
+41.5%
12.1%US$100.00US$75.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$70.80
US$86.00
+21.5%
12.1%US$100.00US$75.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$73.03
US$82.67
+13.2%
14.9%US$100.00US$73.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$64.50
US$82.67
+28.2%
14.9%US$100.00US$73.00n/a3
Oct ’24US$67.21
US$81.67
+21.5%
15.9%US$100.00US$72.00n/a3
Sep ’24US$64.33
US$70.00
+8.8%
5.1%US$73.00US$65.00US$144.773
Aug ’24US$60.29
US$68.50
+13.6%
5.1%US$72.00US$65.00US$143.942
Jul ’24US$56.13
US$62.50
+11.3%
4.0%US$65.00US$60.00US$106.972
Jun ’24US$46.20
US$62.50
+35.3%
4.0%US$65.00US$60.00US$110.872
Apr ’24US$44.76
US$57.00
+27.3%
5.3%US$60.00US$54.00US$72.022
Mar ’24US$50.48
US$57.00
+12.9%
5.3%US$60.00US$54.00US$65.932
Feb ’24US$49.82
US$57.00
+14.4%
5.3%US$60.00US$54.00US$60.762
Jan ’24US$36.94
US$47.50
+28.6%
5.3%US$50.00US$45.00US$70.802
Dec ’23US$41.28
US$47.50
+15.1%
5.3%US$50.00US$45.00US$73.032
Nov ’23US$38.05
US$47.50
+24.8%
5.3%US$50.00US$45.00US$64.502
Oct ’23US$31.14
US$49.33
+58.4%
6.7%US$53.00US$45.00US$67.213
Sep ’23US$32.79
US$49.33
+50.5%
6.7%US$53.00US$45.00US$64.333

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


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