Symrise Valuation

Is SY1 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 SY1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SY1 (€104.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€132.5)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SY1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SY1?

Key metric: As SY1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SY1. This is calculated by dividing SY1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SY1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio37.2x
Earnings€392.39m
Market Cap€14.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SY1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SY1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31x
4612 Nippon Paint Holdings
19.3x9.3%JP¥2.4t
WIE Wienerberger
43.9x47.0%€3.0b
RPM RPM International
29.2x10.9%US$18.0b
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
31.8x8.8%CHF 14.7b
SY1 Symrise
37.2x13.3%€14.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SY1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.2x) compared to the peer average (31x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SY1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SY1 37.2xIndustry Avg. 17.3xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SY1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.2x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SY1'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.

SY1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.2x
Fair PE Ratio22.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SY1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x).


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 SY1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€104.20
€119.83
+15.0%
8.5%€138.00€105.00n/a18
Nov ’25€111.35
€122.32
+9.9%
10.1%€138.00€92.50n/a20
Oct ’25€122.85
€121.17
-1.4%
10.8%€139.00€90.00n/a20
Sep ’25€119.15
€118.87
-0.2%
10.2%€135.00€90.00n/a20
Aug ’25€114.60
€117.82
+2.8%
10.5%€134.00€90.00n/a20
Jul ’25€114.85
€116.77
+1.7%
10.4%€134.00€90.00n/a20
Jun ’25€109.75
€113.67
+3.6%
9.6%€130.00€90.00n/a20
May ’25€100.70
€113.52
+12.7%
9.9%€130.00€90.00n/a20
Apr ’25€111.15
€110.44
-0.6%
9.1%€126.00€90.00n/a20
Mar ’25€96.08
€107.49
+11.9%
9.2%€126.00€83.00n/a20
Feb ’25€96.36
€108.17
+12.3%
9.2%€126.00€83.00n/a20
Jan ’25€99.56
€107.44
+7.9%
8.8%€126.00€83.00n/a19
Dec ’24€104.35
€107.55
+3.1%
9.0%€126.00€83.00n/a19
Nov ’24€95.82
€106.23
+10.9%
8.4%€126.00€83.00€111.3519
Oct ’24€90.30
€108.23
+19.9%
9.2%€126.00€83.00€122.8519
Sep ’24€95.96
€108.47
+13.0%
9.0%€126.00€83.00€119.1520
Aug ’24€97.84
€110.02
+12.4%
9.9%€126.00€86.00€114.6020
Jul ’24€96.40
€110.09
+14.2%
9.6%€126.00€86.00€114.8521
Jun ’24€101.25
€112.61
+11.2%
10.0%€132.60€86.00€109.7522
May ’24€109.55
€112.20
+2.4%
10.2%€132.60€86.00€100.7022
Apr ’24€100.50
€110.77
+10.2%
10.6%€132.60€86.00€111.1521
Mar ’24€95.74
€113.10
+18.1%
9.8%€132.60€90.00€96.0821
Feb ’24€97.12
€113.10
+16.5%
9.8%€132.60€90.00€96.3621
Jan ’24€101.75
€116.15
+14.1%
10.0%€140.00€91.00€99.5621
Dec ’23€110.30
€116.34
+5.5%
10.0%€140.00€91.00€104.3521
Nov ’23€102.30
€113.50
+11.0%
11.2%€140.00€87.10€95.8221

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


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