DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA

WBAG:DWS Stock Report

Market Cap: €7.8b

DWS Group GmbH KGaA Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: DWS (€39.02) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€83.08)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DWS. This is calculated by dividing DWS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DWS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13x
Earnings€597.00m
Market Cap€7.79b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for DWS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.2x
IGM IGM Financial
12.8x-0.2%CA$11.2b
ICG Intermediate Capital Group
15.2x11.7%UK£6.1b
SEIC SEI Investments
19.5x7.0%US$10.5b
SDR Schroders
13.2x12.9%UK£5.0b
DWS DWS Group GmbH KGaA
13x12.7%€7.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DWS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the peer average (15.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DWS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Capital Markets Industry?

17 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DWS 13.0xIndustry Avg. 12.8xNo. of Companies38PE01224364860+
17 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DWS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the European Capital Markets industry average (12.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DWS'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.

DWS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate DWS'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?

The above table shows the analyst DWS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€39.02
€43.72
+12.0%
11.8%€57.00€38.00n/a15
Nov ’25€39.66
€43.53
+9.7%
11.8%€57.00€38.00n/a15
Oct ’25€36.96
€41.71
+12.9%
12.8%€57.00€35.00n/a15
Sep ’25€34.76
€41.78
+20.2%
12.9%€57.00€35.00n/a15
Aug ’25€34.04
€41.73
+22.6%
12.5%€57.00€35.00n/a16
Jul ’25€33.66
€42.77
+27.1%
12.2%€57.00€34.00n/a16
Jun ’25€42.48
€43.35
+2.0%
12.0%€57.00€34.00n/a16
May ’25€39.64
€42.73
+7.8%
12.5%€57.00€35.00n/a16
Apr ’25€40.94
€41.36
+1.0%
12.6%€57.00€33.00n/a16
Mar ’25€37.94
€41.04
+8.2%
12.7%€57.00€33.00n/a17
Feb ’25€37.94
€40.53
+6.8%
13.7%€57.00€32.00n/a17
Jan ’25€34.70
€38.08
+9.7%
17.6%€57.00€28.50n/a17
Dec ’24€31.34
€37.49
+19.6%
17.1%€57.00€28.50n/a17
Nov ’24€27.74
€36.81
+32.7%
16.4%€57.00€28.50€39.6616
Oct ’24€32.24
€37.87
+17.5%
15.9%€57.00€30.50€36.9615
Sep ’24€31.92
€37.54
+17.6%
15.9%€57.00€30.50€34.7616
Aug ’24€31.34
€37.25
+18.8%
16.2%€57.00€29.00€34.0417
Jul ’24€28.06
€36.75
+31.0%
16.5%€57.00€30.50€33.6617
Jun ’24€30.68
€36.75
+19.8%
16.5%€57.00€30.50€42.4817
May ’24€30.08
€36.70
+22.0%
16.4%€57.00€30.50€39.6417
Apr ’24€28.24
€36.81
+30.3%
16.2%€57.00€30.50€40.9417
Mar ’24€30.62
€36.82
+20.2%
16.2%€57.00€30.50€37.9417
Feb ’24€33.04
€36.72
+11.1%
16.2%€57.00€30.50€37.9417
Jan ’24€30.36
€33.92
+11.7%
10.9%€41.00€26.50€34.7016
Dec ’23€29.94
€32.56
+8.8%
12.1%€41.00€26.50€31.3415
Nov ’23€27.88
€32.61
+17.0%
12.1%€41.00€26.50€27.7415

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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