First Merchants Corporation

BST:FM5 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.9b

First Merchants Valuation

Is FM5 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 FM5 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FM5 (€32.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€79.28)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FM5 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FM5?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

FM5 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio-4.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FM5's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FM5 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average8.8x
PCZ ProCredit Holding
5x10.2%€581.9m
CBK Commerzbank
8.3x5.9%€18.3b
UBK UmweltBank
12xn/a€233.9m
8410 Seven Bank
9.8x-4.4%JP¥313.0b
FM5 First Merchants
10.2x-2.2%€2.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FM5 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the peer average (8.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FM5's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a0.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FM5 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FM5'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.

FM5 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.2x
Fair PE Ratio6.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FM5 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.5x).


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 FM5 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€32.60
€38.71
+18.7%
3.0%€40.11€37.31n/a5
May ’25€31.00
€38.71
+24.9%
3.0%€40.11€37.31n/a5
Apr ’25€31.80
€38.41
+20.8%
3.9%€40.63€36.93n/a5
Mar ’25€30.40
€39.10
+28.6%
4.0%€40.96€37.24n/a5
Feb ’25€31.00
€37.86
+22.1%
8.0%€40.63€32.32n/a5
Jan ’25€33.60
€34.63
+3.1%
11.4%€39.99€29.99n/a5
Dec ’24€27.80
€32.08
+15.4%
3.4%€33.19€30.42n/a5
Nov ’24€25.00
€32.81
+31.2%
3.1%€33.91€31.08n/a6
Oct ’24€25.80
€34.54
+33.9%
3.4%€35.96€33.12n/a6
Sep ’24€27.20
€33.50
+23.1%
4.8%€36.38€31.83n/a6
Aug ’24€28.80
€33.50
+16.3%
4.8%€36.38€31.83n/a6
Jul ’24€26.40
€34.29
+29.9%
4.5%€37.32€32.77n/a6
Jun ’24€24.60
€34.03
+38.3%
5.0%€37.21€31.76n/a6
May ’24€26.00
€34.03
+30.9%
5.0%€37.21€31.76€31.006
Apr ’24€30.20
€42.94
+42.2%
9.1%€46.76€36.68€31.806
Mar ’24€37.80
€45.17
+19.5%
4.1%€47.02€41.49€30.406
Feb ’24€38.80
€45.17
+16.4%
4.1%€47.02€41.49€31.006
Jan ’24€38.20
€50.09
+31.1%
2.2%€51.58€48.60€33.606
Dec ’23€42.00
€50.09
+19.3%
2.2%€51.58€48.60€27.806
Nov ’23€44.60
€50.09
+12.3%
2.2%€51.58€48.60€25.006
Oct ’23€39.20
€49.63
+26.6%
3.8%€52.31€46.28€25.806
Sep ’23€39.40
€49.63
+26.0%
3.8%€52.31€46.28€27.206
Aug ’23€40.20
€47.68
+18.6%
4.5%€50.94€45.07€28.806
Jul ’23€33.80
€47.67
+41.0%
5.9%€51.31€42.76€26.406
Jun ’23€38.20
€48.35
+26.6%
3.8%€51.19€45.50€24.606
May ’23€37.80
€48.63
+28.7%
3.7%€51.16€45.48€26.006

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


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