South Plains Financial, Inc.

DB:4S4 Stock Report

Market Cap: €616.2m

South Plains Financial Valuation

Is 4S4 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 4S4 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 4S4 (€36.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€78.61)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4S4 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 4S4?

Key metric: As 4S4 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 4S4. This is calculated by dividing 4S4's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 4S4's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.9x
EarningsUS$43.54m
Market CapUS$646.74m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 4S4's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 4S4 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.2x
PCZ ProCredit Holding
4.3x10.7%€471.2m
MBK Merkur PrivatBank KgaA
10.2x8.6%€107.3m
HBIA Hills Bancorporation
14.5xn/aUS$644.8m
CRAV Caisse régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel Atlantique Vendée
7.8xn/a€632.2m
4S4 South Plains Financial
14.9x8.3%€646.7m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 4S4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.9x) compared to the peer average (9.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 4S4's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
4S4 14.9xIndustry Avg. 7.3xNo. of Companies47PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 4S4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.9x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4S4'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.

4S4 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.9x
Fair PE Ratio9.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 4S4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.3x).


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 4S4 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€36.80
€38.00
+3.3%
8.5%€43.43€34.94n/a4
Nov ’25€30.80
€36.07
+17.1%
3.6%€37.92€34.22n/a4
Oct ’25€30.20
€32.75
+8.4%
4.1%€34.33€30.72n/a4
Sep ’25€31.00
€32.72
+5.5%
2.4%€33.18€31.33n/a4
Aug ’25€29.60
€32.72
+10.5%
2.4%€33.18€31.33n/a4
Jul ’25€24.80
€29.91
+20.6%
4.4%€31.78€28.04n/a4
Jun ’25€24.20
€29.91
+23.6%
4.4%€31.78€28.04n/a4
May ’25€24.60
€29.91
+21.6%
4.4%€31.78€28.04n/a4
Apr ’25€24.40
€30.24
+23.9%
4.0%€31.39€28.62n/a4
Mar ’25€24.20
€30.24
+25.0%
4.0%€31.39€28.62n/a4
Feb ’25€24.80
€30.24
+21.9%
4.0%€31.39€28.62n/a4
Jan ’25€26.40
€27.41
+3.8%
5.3%€29.24€25.59n/a4
Dec ’24€23.60
€27.41
+16.2%
5.3%€29.24€25.59n/a4
Nov ’24€25.00
€28.20
+12.8%
4.0%€29.51€26.65€30.804
Oct ’24€24.60
€28.20
+14.6%
4.0%€29.51€26.65€30.204
Sep ’24€23.80
€26.48
+11.3%
3.3%€27.49€25.24€31.004
Aug ’24€24.20
€26.48
+9.4%
3.3%€27.49€25.24€29.604
Jul ’24€20.60
€24.74
+20.1%
5.2%€25.65€22.91€24.803
Jun ’24€20.60
€23.89
+16.0%
4.7%€25.40€22.68€24.203
May ’24€18.30
€23.89
+30.5%
4.7%€25.40€22.68€24.603
Apr ’24€19.10
€26.14
+36.8%
11.6%€30.44€23.99€24.403
Mar ’24€24.60
€29.91
+21.6%
1.5%€30.37€29.45€24.202
Feb ’24€25.40
€29.91
+17.8%
1.5%€30.37€29.45€24.802
Jan ’24€25.80
€31.91
+23.7%
1.6%€32.41€31.40€26.402
Dec ’23€29.40
€31.91
+8.5%
1.6%€32.41€31.40€23.602
Nov ’23€31.20
€31.91
+2.3%
1.6%€32.41€31.40€25.002

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


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