Laurentian Bank of Canada Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

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

Below Fair Value: LB (CA$26.09) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$55.28)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

LB 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/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio6.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for LB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.5x
NA National Bank of Canada
11.9x1.3%CA$38.3b
CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
10.2x3.5%CA$60.7b
BNS Bank of Nova Scotia
10.5x6.8%CA$77.4b
BMO Bank of Montreal
17.5x13.7%CA$89.6b
LB Laurentian Bank of Canada
7.4x1.1%CA$1.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the peer average (12.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a5.8%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the North American Banks industry average (9.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LB'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.

LB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.4x
Fair PE Ratio8.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.5x).


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 LB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCA$26.09
CA$27.36
+4.9%
10.1%CA$33.00CA$24.00n/a11
Apr ’25CA$27.48
CA$27.36
-0.4%
10.1%CA$33.00CA$24.00n/a11
Mar ’25CA$27.00
CA$27.45
+1.7%
10.0%CA$33.00CA$24.00n/a11
Feb ’25CA$26.29
CA$29.30
+11.4%
7.9%CA$33.00CA$26.00n/a10
Jan ’25CA$27.87
CA$28.82
+3.4%
8.9%CA$33.00CA$26.00n/a11
Dec ’24CA$26.55
CA$31.50
+18.6%
14.2%CA$43.00CA$27.00n/a10
Nov ’24CA$25.66
CA$35.45
+38.2%
11.5%CA$43.00CA$27.00n/a11
Oct ’24CA$30.27
CA$37.00
+22.2%
11.0%CA$45.00CA$32.00n/a11
Sep ’24CA$36.29
CA$41.46
+14.3%
11.2%CA$54.00CA$36.00n/a13
Aug ’24CA$39.69
CA$43.00
+8.3%
17.7%CA$60.00CA$34.00n/a13
Jul ’24CA$33.06
CA$38.75
+17.2%
14.8%CA$55.00CA$33.00n/a12
Jun ’24CA$31.94
CA$38.58
+20.8%
15.1%CA$55.00CA$32.00n/a12
May ’24CA$32.39
CA$40.17
+24.0%
13.6%CA$55.00CA$33.00CA$26.2212
Apr ’24CA$31.81
CA$40.17
+26.3%
13.6%CA$55.00CA$33.00CA$27.4812
Mar ’24CA$34.41
CA$40.17
+16.7%
13.6%CA$55.00CA$33.00CA$27.0012
Feb ’24CA$35.34
CA$40.25
+13.9%
14.1%CA$55.00CA$33.00CA$26.2912
Jan ’24CA$32.30
CA$40.25
+24.6%
14.1%CA$55.00CA$33.00CA$27.8712
Dec ’23CA$33.19
CA$40.73
+22.7%
13.5%CA$53.00CA$33.00CA$26.5511
Nov ’23CA$30.52
CA$43.36
+42.1%
10.3%CA$53.00CA$39.00CA$25.6611
Oct ’23CA$29.62
CA$43.36
+46.4%
10.3%CA$53.00CA$39.00CA$30.2711
Sep ’23CA$34.66
CA$43.25
+24.8%
10.6%CA$53.00CA$37.00CA$36.2912
Aug ’23CA$41.79
CA$46.42
+11.1%
7.7%CA$53.00CA$43.00CA$39.6912
Jul ’23CA$38.68
CA$46.42
+20.0%
7.7%CA$53.00CA$43.00CA$33.0612
Jun ’23CA$42.05
CA$45.45
+8.1%
8.9%CA$53.00CA$39.00CA$31.9411
May ’23CA$39.07
CA$47.73
+22.2%
4.9%CA$52.00CA$44.00CA$32.3911

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


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