Eaton Valuation

Is 3EC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

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  • 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 3EC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 3EC (€356.85) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€235.21)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 3EC is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 3EC?

Key metric: As 3EC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 3EC. This is calculated by dividing 3EC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 3EC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio39x
EarningsUS$3.77b
Market CapUS$147.01b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 3EC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 3EC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average34.7x
SIE Siemens
17.1x5.4%€140.9b
ENR Siemens Energy
33.2x23.4%€39.4b
OSR OSRAM Licht
81.3xn/a€4.9b
SGL SGL Carbon
7.3x17.7%€500.1m
3EC Eaton
39x10.8%€147.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 3EC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39x) compared to the peer average (34.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 3EC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Electrical Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
3EC 39.0xIndustry Avg. 16.1xNo. of Companies10PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 3EC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39x) compared to the European Electrical industry average (16.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 3EC'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.

3EC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio39x
Fair PE Ratio25.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 3EC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.8x).


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 3EC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€356.85
€352.55
-1.2%
9.9%€407.94€259.34n/a24
Nov ’25€306.70
€326.74
+6.5%
8.9%€369.12€252.85n/a22
Oct ’25€295.95
€311.98
+5.4%
8.1%€347.81€252.95n/a21
Sep ’25€270.80
€303.68
+12.1%
8.8%€346.04€251.66n/a21
Aug ’25€281.85
€304.68
+8.1%
12.3%€352.04€205.74n/a22
Jul ’25€290.00
€309.47
+6.7%
12.0%€350.40€210.24n/a22
Jun ’25€297.35
€304.13
+2.3%
12.2%€347.21€208.33n/a20
May ’25€307.30
€299.50
-2.5%
12.9%€350.74€210.44n/a21
Apr ’25€293.00
€277.60
-5.3%
12.9%€320.00€194.33n/a21
Mar ’25€269.60
€255.60
-5.2%
12.5%€305.32€185.04n/a22
Feb ’25€226.90
€226.00
-0.4%
9.9%€253.34€183.58n/a19
Jan ’25€216.50
€216.91
+0.2%
11.5%€251.46€170.99n/a19
Dec ’24€211.00
€211.54
+0.3%
10.2%€246.08€170.43n/a19
Nov ’24€202.50
€219.24
+8.3%
10.1%€255.50€176.96€306.7019
Oct ’24€204.70
€215.32
+5.2%
10.8%€257.01€176.10€295.9520
Sep ’24€211.50
€205.35
-2.9%
9.9%€234.42€169.40€270.8020
Aug ’24€196.80
€186.08
-5.4%
10.0%€213.97€146.59€281.8519
Jul ’24€184.35
€181.04
-1.8%
9.9%€210.73€145.68€290.0020
Jun ’24€164.60
€179.34
+9.0%
8.4%€206.79€148.78€297.3518
May ’24€150.80
€168.69
+11.9%
9.6%€190.58€131.59€307.3017
Apr ’24€156.10
€171.41
+9.8%
9.3%€195.30€135.70€293.0017
Mar ’24€164.28
€169.85
+3.4%
8.8%€200.80€139.52€269.6017
Feb ’24€147.76
€155.82
+5.5%
11.1%€181.83€118.14€226.9017
Jan ’24€146.60
€156.92
+7.0%
11.7%€184.39€116.06€216.5017
Dec ’23€153.00
€160.63
+5.0%
11.4%€190.18€119.71€211.0018
Nov ’23€151.68
€165.50
+9.1%
11.0%€199.44€125.54€202.5019

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


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