AstraZeneca Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: AZN (ARS36475) is trading below our estimate of fair value (ARS59966.98)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AZN. This is calculated by dividing AZN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AZN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio31.3x
EarningsUS$6.50b
Market CapUS$203.47b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for AZN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.9x
MRK Merck
20.7x15.6%US$250.9b
NOVN Novartis
17.8x7.0%CHF 187.3b
ROG Roche Holding
19.1x11.1%CHF 204.3b
SAN Sanofi
25.9x17.9%€116.8b
AZN AstraZeneca
31.3x18.4%AR$162.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AZN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.3x) compared to the peer average (20.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AZN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Pharmaceuticals Industry?

24 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AZN 31.3xIndustry Avg. 22.5xNo. of Companies72PE01632486480+
24 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AZN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.3x) compared to the Global Pharmaceuticals industry average (22.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AZN'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.

AZN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.3x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AZN's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

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

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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