BWX Technologies Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: 4BW (€118.15) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€125.68)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4BW is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 4BW. This is calculated by dividing 4BW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 4BW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio43.1x
EarningsUS$276.81m
Market CapUS$11.54b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for 4BW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average23.2x
MTX MTU Aero Engines
23.4x10.3%€16.6b
RHM Rheinmetall
38.3x28.7%€26.3b
OHB OHB
12.9x11.0%€900.2m
FQT Frequentis
18.2x12.7%€311.8m
4BW BWX Technologies
43.1x10.2%€11.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 4BW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.1x) compared to the peer average (23.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 4BW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
4BW 43.1xIndustry Avg. 22.7xNo. of Companies9PE01632486480+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 4BW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.1x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (22.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4BW'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.

4BW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio43.1x
Fair PE Ratio17.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 4BW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x).


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 4BW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€118.15
€128.51
+8.8%
16.1%€157.90€85.61n/a10
Nov ’25€113.75
€106.87
-6.1%
16.9%€152.80€82.85n/a10
Oct ’25€98.04
€100.93
+2.9%
8.7%€112.66€82.43n/a10
Sep ’25€92.20
€100.93
+9.5%
8.7%€112.66€82.43n/a10
Aug ’25€91.80
€101.21
+10.3%
8.6%€113.59€83.12n/a10
Jul ’25€88.08
€100.72
+14.4%
12.1%€114.82€70.01n/a10
Jun ’25€82.48
€98.65
+19.6%
14.1%€114.48€69.80n/a7
May ’25€90.46
€98.39
+8.8%
14.2%€114.02€69.53n/a7
Apr ’25€94.40
€98.39
+4.2%
14.2%€114.02€69.53n/a7
Mar ’25€93.10
€92.39
-0.8%
18.1%€113.80€69.39n/a7
Feb ’25€75.10
€76.87
+2.4%
5.8%€82.08€68.40n/a7
Jan ’25€69.00
€75.00
+8.7%
5.1%€81.05€67.54n/a7
Dec ’24€71.50
€75.57
+5.7%
5.9%€82.69€68.91n/a8
Nov ’24€70.00
€77.22
+10.3%
5.9%€81.86€71.39€113.758
Oct ’24€71.00
€77.22
+8.8%
5.9%€81.86€71.39€98.048
Sep ’24€68.00
€73.72
+8.4%
5.9%€77.91€68.75€92.207
Aug ’24€63.20
€66.63
+5.4%
7.6%€73.02€55.67€91.807
Jul ’24€65.50
€66.63
+1.7%
7.6%€73.02€55.67€88.087
Jun ’24€56.50
€66.18
+17.1%
8.2%€73.68€56.18€82.487
May ’24€58.40
€63.24
+8.3%
6.7%€68.62€55.81€90.468
Apr ’24€57.50
€63.48
+10.4%
7.1%€69.14€56.24€94.407
Mar ’24€57.00
€64.32
+12.8%
6.2%€71.09€57.82€93.107
Feb ’24€55.50
€64.02
+15.3%
6.4%€71.06€57.79€75.107
Jan ’24€53.00
€64.02
+20.8%
6.4%€71.06€57.79€69.007
Dec ’23€58.00
€64.61
+11.4%
8.1%€72.64€56.17€71.507
Nov ’23€56.50
€67.69
+19.8%
7.9%€77.25€59.74€70.007

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


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