Galenica AG

SWX:GALE Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 3.7b

Galenica Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GALE (CHF73.55) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF169.05)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GALE. This is calculated by dividing GALE's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GALE's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio21.6x
EarningsCHF 169.68m
Market CapCHF 3.67b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GALE vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average36.1x
YPSN Ypsomed Holding
60.6x40.1%CHF 4.5b
MOVE Medacta Group
40.5x21.1%CHF 2.1b
SOON Sonova Holding
31.2x11.4%CHF 17.6b
600511 China National Medicines
12.2x9.1%CN¥26.5b
GALE Galenica
21.6x5.3%CHF 3.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GALE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.6x) compared to the peer average (36.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GALE's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Healthcare Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GALE 21.6xIndustry Avg. 18.2xNo. of Companies8PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GALE is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.6x) compared to the European Healthcare industry average (18.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GALE'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.

GALE PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.6x
Fair PE Ratio23.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GALE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x).

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 GALE forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 73.55
CHF 76.88
+4.5%
9.0%CHF 86.00CHF 68.00n/a4
Dec ’25CHF 76.65
CHF 76.88
+0.3%
9.0%CHF 86.00CHF 68.00n/a4
Nov ’25CHF 75.85
CHF 76.88
+1.4%
9.0%CHF 86.00CHF 68.00n/a4
Oct ’25CHF 74.30
CHF 76.38
+2.8%
8.2%CHF 84.00CHF 68.00n/a4
Sep ’25CHF 73.65
CHF 76.88
+4.4%
7.3%CHF 84.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Aug ’25CHF 76.45
CHF 77.00
+0.7%
7.4%CHF 84.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Jul ’25CHF 73.60
CHF 77.00
+4.6%
7.4%CHF 84.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Jun ’25CHF 74.70
CHF 77.00
+3.1%
7.4%CHF 84.00CHF 70.00n/a4
May ’25CHF 70.25
CHF 76.25
+8.5%
6.4%CHF 81.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Apr ’25CHF 75.20
CHF 76.25
+1.4%
6.4%CHF 81.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Mar ’25CHF 75.60
CHF 76.25
+0.9%
6.4%CHF 81.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Feb ’25CHF 75.70
CHF 76.25
+0.7%
6.4%CHF 81.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Jan ’25CHF 72.75
CHF 75.25
+3.4%
5.5%CHF 81.00CHF 70.00n/a4
Dec ’24CHF 72.35
CHF 75.00
+3.7%
5.1%CHF 80.00CHF 70.00CHF 76.654
Nov ’24CHF 68.45
CHF 74.50
+8.8%
4.3%CHF 78.00CHF 70.00CHF 75.854
Oct ’24CHF 67.75
CHF 73.50
+8.5%
5.0%CHF 78.00CHF 68.00CHF 74.304
Sep ’24CHF 69.50
CHF 73.40
+5.6%
4.4%CHF 78.00CHF 68.00CHF 73.655
Aug ’24CHF 70.10
CHF 72.40
+3.3%
4.2%CHF 76.00CHF 68.00CHF 76.455
Jul ’24CHF 72.25
CHF 72.40
+0.2%
4.2%CHF 76.00CHF 68.00CHF 73.605
Jun ’24CHF 71.10
CHF 73.75
+3.7%
3.5%CHF 77.00CHF 70.00CHF 74.704
May ’24CHF 79.95
CHF 70.50
-11.8%
9.3%CHF 77.00CHF 60.00CHF 70.254
Apr ’24CHF 77.35
CHF 69.50
-10.1%
8.3%CHF 75.00CHF 60.00CHF 75.204
Mar ’24CHF 72.65
CHF 68.75
-5.4%
7.5%CHF 73.00CHF 60.00CHF 75.604
Feb ’24CHF 71.50
CHF 68.75
-3.8%
7.5%CHF 73.00CHF 60.00CHF 75.704
Jan ’24CHF 75.55
CHF 68.75
-9.0%
7.5%CHF 73.00CHF 60.00CHF 72.754
Dec ’23CHF 70.70
CHF 68.50
-3.1%
7.3%CHF 72.00CHF 60.00CHF 72.354

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 Analysis2024/12/24 23:57
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 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

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Analyst Sources

Galenica AG is covered by 12 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bruno BulicBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Alexander BerglundBofA Global Research