Sulzer Ltd

SWX:SUN Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 4.4b

Sulzer Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: SUN (CHF129) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF304.46)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SUN. This is calculated by dividing SUN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SUN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.1x
EarningsCHF 241.80m
Market CapCHF 4.37b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for SUN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32x
GF Georg Fischer
26.5x17.3%CHF 5.5b
SFSN SFS Group
19.5x10.3%CHF 4.9b
DAE Dätwyler Holding
30.9x19.0%CHF 2.3b
VACN VAT Group
51.2x21.6%CHF 10.3b
SUN Sulzer
18.1x11.2%CHF 4.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SUN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.1x) compared to the peer average (32x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SUN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Machinery Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SUN 18.1xIndustry Avg. 17.4xNo. of Companies28PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SUN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.1x) compared to the European Machinery industry average (17.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SUN'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.

SUN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.1x
Fair PE Ratio23.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SUN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.3x).

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 SUN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 129.00
CHF 151.43
+17.4%
19.8%CHF 185.00CHF 89.00n/a7
Dec ’25CHF 132.80
CHF 154.14
+16.1%
20.1%CHF 185.00CHF 89.00n/a7
Nov ’25CHF 133.80
CHF 154.14
+15.2%
20.1%CHF 185.00CHF 89.00n/a7
Oct ’25CHF 137.20
CHF 149.80
+9.2%
23.8%CHF 185.00CHF 89.00n/a5
Sep ’25CHF 130.80
CHF 149.80
+14.5%
23.8%CHF 185.00CHF 89.00n/a5
Aug ’25CHF 130.80
CHF 149.80
+14.5%
23.8%CHF 185.00CHF 89.00n/a5
Jul ’25CHF 125.60
CHF 124.40
-1.0%
18.0%CHF 150.00CHF 89.00n/a5
Jun ’25CHF 122.80
CHF 123.80
+0.8%
17.7%CHF 150.00CHF 89.00n/a5
May ’25CHF 111.60
CHF 123.80
+10.9%
17.7%CHF 150.00CHF 89.00n/a5
Apr ’25CHF 109.70
CHF 111.60
+1.7%
21.2%CHF 140.00CHF 79.00n/a5
Mar ’25CHF 104.40
CHF 111.60
+6.9%
21.2%CHF 140.00CHF 79.00n/a5
Feb ’25CHF 85.95
CHF 104.00
+21.0%
17.6%CHF 125.00CHF 79.00n/a5
Jan ’25CHF 85.90
CHF 104.00
+21.1%
17.6%CHF 125.00CHF 79.00n/a5
Dec ’24CHF 86.00
CHF 104.00
+20.9%
17.6%CHF 125.00CHF 79.00CHF 132.805
Nov ’24CHF 74.90
CHF 104.00
+38.9%
17.6%CHF 125.00CHF 79.00CHF 133.805
Oct ’24CHF 87.65
CHF 104.00
+18.7%
17.6%CHF 125.00CHF 79.00CHF 137.205
Sep ’24CHF 89.00
CHF 105.00
+18.0%
16.1%CHF 125.00CHF 79.00CHF 130.806
Aug ’24CHF 85.50
CHF 102.67
+20.1%
16.2%CHF 125.00CHF 79.00CHF 130.806
Jul ’24CHF 76.90
CHF 100.33
+30.5%
17.3%CHF 120.00CHF 76.00CHF 125.606
Jun ’24CHF 71.95
CHF 100.33
+39.4%
17.3%CHF 120.00CHF 76.00CHF 122.806
May ’24CHF 74.50
CHF 100.33
+34.7%
17.3%CHF 120.00CHF 76.00CHF 111.606
Apr ’24CHF 77.45
CHF 99.50
+28.5%
17.6%CHF 120.00CHF 76.00CHF 109.706
Mar ’24CHF 82.85
CHF 95.17
+14.9%
17.3%CHF 120.00CHF 70.00CHF 104.406
Feb ’24CHF 78.85
CHF 94.67
+20.1%
17.1%CHF 120.00CHF 70.00CHF 85.956
Jan ’24CHF 72.00
CHF 94.67
+31.5%
17.1%CHF 120.00CHF 70.00CHF 85.906
Dec ’23CHF 73.95
CHF 95.50
+29.1%
17.0%CHF 120.00CHF 70.00CHF 86.006

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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Sulzer Ltd is covered by 24 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael RoostBaader Helvea Equity Research
Christian ObstBaader Helvea Equity Research
Allan SmylieBarclays