Fortis Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

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

Below Fair Value: FTS.PRI (CA$16.19) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$17.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FTS.PRI is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FTS.PRI?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FTS.PRI. This is calculated by dividing FTS.PRI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FTS.PRI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19.7x
EarningsCA$1.59b
Market CapCA$31.39b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FTS.PRI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FTS.PRI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.2x
H Hydro One
24.1x6.8%CA$27.4b
EMA Emera
24.2x14.2%CA$15.2b
CUP.U Caribbean Utilities Company
14.9x8.6%US$583.6m
ALA AltaGas
21.5x14.2%CA$10.5b
FTS.PRI Fortis
19.7x6.5%CA$31.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FTS.PRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x) compared to the peer average (21.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FTS.PRI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Electric Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FTS.PRI 19.7xIndustry Avg. 21.2xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FTS.PRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x) compared to the North American Electric Utilities industry average (21.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FTS.PRI'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.

FTS.PRI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.7x
Fair PE Ratio23.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FTS.PRI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.2x).


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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