Horizon Bancorp Valuation

Is 4WC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 4WC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 4WC (€17.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€29.68)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4WC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 4WC?

Key metric: As 4WC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 4WC. This is calculated by dividing 4WC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 4WC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio38.1x
EarningsUS$21.10m
Market CapUS$812.67m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 4WC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 4WC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.3x
PCZ ProCredit Holding
4.4x10.7%€461.8m
MBK Merkur PrivatBank KgaA
10x8.6%€108.9m
HFWA Heritage Financial
24.4x29.4%US$915.0m
EQBK Equity Bancshares
42.6x32.0%US$741.1m
4WC Horizon Bancorp
38.1x54.3%€812.7m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 4WC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.1x) compared to the peer average (20.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 4WC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
4WC 38.1xIndustry Avg. 7.2xNo. of Companies45PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 4WC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.1x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4WC'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.

4WC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio38.1x
Fair PE Ratio19.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 4WC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.6x).


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 4WC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€17.30
€18.43
+6.5%
9.6%€20.90€16.15n/a5
Nov ’25€14.60
€16.92
+15.9%
4.1%€17.57€15.72n/a5
Oct ’25€13.30
€15.72
+18.2%
5.1%€16.61€14.37n/a5
Sep ’25€14.10
€16.05
+13.8%
5.5%€17.09€14.78n/a4
Aug ’25€14.50
€16.05
+10.7%
5.5%€17.09€14.78n/a4
Jul ’25€11.40
€13.39
+17.4%
6.7%€14.44€12.11n/a4
Jun ’25€10.90
€13.44
+23.3%
6.7%€14.49€12.15n/a4
May ’25€10.60
€13.44
+26.8%
6.7%€14.49€12.15n/a4
Apr ’25€11.50
€13.73
+19.4%
6.9%€15.23€12.93n/a4
Mar ’25€11.00
€14.08
+28.0%
5.9%€15.36€13.03n/a4
Feb ’25€12.00
€14.20
+18.3%
6.2%€15.23€12.93n/a4
Jan ’25€12.90
€13.29
+3.0%
12.2%€15.00€10.91n/a4
Dec ’24€9.85
€10.83
+10.0%
7.5%€11.30€9.42n/a4
Nov ’24€8.80
€10.83
+23.1%
7.5%€11.30€9.42€14.604
Oct ’24€9.75
€12.66
+29.8%
6.1%€13.25€11.35€13.304
Sep ’24€10.20
€12.63
+23.9%
1.6%€12.75€12.29€14.104
Aug ’24€11.10
€12.63
+13.8%
1.6%€12.75€12.29€14.504
Jul ’24€9.75
€11.68
+19.8%
7.7%€12.77€10.03€11.405
Jun ’24€8.35
€11.85
+41.9%
4.9%€12.76€10.94€10.905
May ’24€9.50
€11.85
+24.7%
4.9%€12.76€10.94€10.605
Apr ’24n/a
€15.12
0%
14.2%€16.59€11.06€11.505
Mar ’24n/a
€16.42
0%
4.6%€16.98€15.09€11.005
Feb ’24n/a
€15.84
0%
4.6%€16.39€14.56€12.005
Jan ’24n/a
€18.43
0%
2.2%€19.24€18.22€12.905
Dec ’23n/a
€18.43
0%
2.2%€19.24€18.22€9.855
Nov ’23n/a
€18.43
0%
2.2%€19.24€18.22€8.805

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


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