Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

BOVESPA:Q1UE34 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$104.0b

Quest Diagnostics Valuation

Is Q1UE34 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 Q1UE34 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Q1UE34 (R$456.51) is trading below our estimate of fair value (R$943.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: Q1UE34 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for Q1UE34?

Key metric: As Q1UE34 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for Q1UE34. This is calculated by dividing Q1UE34's market cap by their current earnings.
What is Q1UE34's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio21.5x
EarningsUS$838.00m
Market CapUS$18.01b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does Q1UE34's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for Q1UE34 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.7x
FLRY3 Fleury
11.9x13.8%R$7.5b
ONCO3 Oncoclínicas do Brasil Serviços Médicos
31.4x47.6%R$2.3b
RDOR3 Rede D'Or São Luiz
17.5x17.8%R$64.6b
LH Labcorp Holdings
46.1x21.5%US$19.9b
Q1UE34 Quest Diagnostics
21.5x11.7%R$18.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: Q1UE34 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.5x) compared to the peer average (27x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does Q1UE34's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Healthcare Industry?

11 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Q1UE34 21.5xIndustry Avg. 20.6xNo. of Companies79PE01632486480+
11 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: Q1UE34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.5x) compared to the Global Healthcare industry average (20.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is Q1UE34'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.

Q1UE34 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.5x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate Q1UE34'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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