DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA

SWX:DWS Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 7.4b

DWS Group GmbH KGaA Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: DWS (CHF34) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF78.61)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DWS. This is calculated by dividing DWS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DWS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.3x
Earnings€597.00m
Market Cap€7.97b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for DWS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22x
BAER Julius Bär Gruppe
31.5x22.4%CHF 11.8b
VZN VZ Holding
27.5x6.3%CHF 5.6b
EFGN EFG International
12.8x6.4%CHF 3.8b
VONN Vontobel Holding
16.2x17.7%CHF 3.5b
DWS DWS Group GmbH KGaA
13.3x13.0%CHF 8.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DWS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the peer average (22x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DWS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Capital Markets Industry?

17 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DWS 13.3xIndustry Avg. 13.0xNo. of Companies39PE01224364860+
17 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DWS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the European Capital Markets industry average (13x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DWS'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.

DWS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.3x
Fair PE Ratio21.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DWS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.4x).

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 DWS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 34.00
CHF 40.97
+20.5%
11.9%CHF 52.98CHF 35.32n/a15
Dec ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 40.66
+19.6%
11.8%CHF 53.02CHF 35.34n/a15
Nov ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 40.88
+20.2%
11.8%CHF 53.53CHF 35.69n/a15
Oct ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 39.23
+15.4%
12.8%CHF 53.61CHF 32.92n/a15
Sep ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 39.44
+16.0%
12.9%CHF 53.81CHF 33.04n/a15
Aug ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 40.03
+17.7%
12.5%CHF 54.67CHF 33.57n/a16
Jul ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 41.24
+21.3%
12.2%CHF 54.96CHF 32.78n/a16
Jun ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 42.41
+24.7%
12.0%CHF 55.77CHF 33.27n/a16
May ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 41.93
+23.3%
12.5%CHF 55.93CHF 34.34n/a16
Apr ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 40.30
+18.5%
12.6%CHF 55.55CHF 32.16n/a16
Mar ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 38.96
+14.6%
12.7%CHF 54.11CHF 31.33n/a17
Feb ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 37.79
+11.1%
13.7%CHF 53.14CHF 29.83n/a17
Jan ’25CHF 34.00
CHF 36.14
+6.3%
17.6%CHF 54.10CHF 27.05n/a17
Dec ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 36.17
+6.4%
17.1%CHF 54.99CHF 27.50CHF 34.0017
Nov ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 35.24
+3.6%
16.4%CHF 54.56CHF 27.28CHF 34.0016
Oct ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 36.32
+6.8%
15.9%CHF 54.66CHF 29.25CHF 34.0015
Sep ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 36.07
+6.1%
15.9%CHF 54.76CHF 29.30CHF 34.0016
Aug ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 35.72
+5.1%
16.2%CHF 54.66CHF 27.81CHF 34.0017
Jul ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 35.89
+5.6%
16.5%CHF 55.66CHF 29.78CHF 34.0017
Jun ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 35.89
+5.6%
16.5%CHF 55.66CHF 29.78CHF 34.0017
May ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 36.08
+6.1%
16.4%CHF 56.04CHF 29.99CHF 34.0017
Apr ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 36.52
+7.4%
16.2%CHF 56.56CHF 30.26CHF 34.0017
Mar ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 36.29
+6.7%
16.2%CHF 56.19CHF 30.07CHF 34.0017
Feb ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 36.85
+8.4%
16.2%CHF 57.21CHF 30.61CHF 34.0017
Jan ’24CHF 34.00
CHF 33.50
-1.5%
10.9%CHF 40.50CHF 26.18CHF 34.0016
Dec ’23CHF 34.00
CHF 31.90
-6.2%
12.1%CHF 40.17CHF 25.97CHF 34.0015

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 05:58
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
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

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Analyst Sources

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA is covered by 32 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Dieter HeinAlphaValue
Jesús Gómez DominguezBanco Santander
Aurelia Sarah FaureBanco Santander