Nikola Valuation

Is 8NI0 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 8NI0 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 8NI0's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 8NI0's fair value for valuation analysis.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 8NI0?

Key metric: As 8NI0 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for 8NI0. This is calculated by dividing 8NI0's market cap by their current revenue.
What is 8NI0's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.3x
SalesUS$75.53m
Market CapUS$99.67m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does 8NI0's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for 8NI0 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.3x
MSAG MS Industrie
0.2x-4.3%€38.4m
S188 SMT Scharf
0.6x15.6%€40.8m
SF3 STS Group
0.08x2.5%€24.6m
DEZ DEUTZ
0.3x11.6%€547.0m
8NI0 Nikola
1.3x63.3%€99.7m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: 8NI0 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.3x) compared to the peer average (0.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does 8NI0's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Machinery Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HDD Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
0.1x3.7%US$293.73m
SF3 STS Group
0.08x2.5%US$25.71m
SNG Singulus Technologies
0.1x17.4%US$10.72m
SCM SCHUMAG
0.07xn/aUS$3.76m
8NI0 1.3xIndustry Avg. 0.5xNo. of Companies10PS00.61.21.82.43+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: 8NI0 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.3x) compared to the German Machinery industry average (0.5x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 8NI0's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

8NI0 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.3x
Fair PS Ratio0.0001x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: 8NI0 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0x).


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 8NI0 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€1.16
€11.81
+918.2%
86.8%€28.58€3.81n/a5
Dec ’25€1.84
€11.26
+511.1%
82.2%€28.16€3.75n/a6
Nov ’25€3.62
€15.94
+340.0%
58.3%€27.58€3.68n/a6
Oct ’25€4.17
€17.25
+313.9%
44.6%€27.23€9.08n/a6
Sep ’25€5.96
€17.25
+189.6%
44.6%€27.23€9.08n/a6
Aug ’25€8.40
€26.78
+218.8%
55.4%€55.40€9.23n/a6
Jul ’25€6.86
€38.90
+466.7%
62.6%€84.02€9.34n/a6
Jun ’25€14.47
€39.09
+170.2%
59.1%€82.77€13.80n/a6
May ’25€17.58
€53.14
+202.3%
43.7%€83.17€27.72n/a6
Apr ’25€28.40
€53.14
+87.1%
43.7%€83.17€27.72n/a6
Mar ’25€20.85
€53.14
+154.8%
43.7%€83.17€27.72n/a6
Feb ’25€19.25
€55.13
+186.5%
40.8%€82.70€27.57n/a6
Jan ’25€24.11
€61.55
+155.3%
53.0%€111.91€27.98n/a5
Dec ’24€27.27
€61.55
+125.7%
53.0%€111.91€27.98€1.845
Nov ’24€29.21
€68.13
+133.3%
62.4%€141.93€28.39€3.625
Oct ’24€45.15
€73.60
+63.0%
49.1%€136.31€27.26€4.175
Sep ’24€33.00
€73.60
+123.0%
49.1%€136.31€27.26€5.965
Aug ’24€85.50
€76.39
-10.7%
47.4%€136.41€27.28€8.405
Jul ’24€38.79
€73.61
+89.8%
93.5%€220.82€27.60€6.866
Jun ’24€16.20
€76.19
+370.3%
85.2%€224.57€28.07€14.477
May ’24€24.72
€87.47
+253.8%
38.3%€138.11€27.62€17.586
Apr ’24€33.76
€92.19
+173.1%
28.3%€138.29€55.31€28.406
Mar ’24€60.63
€103.70
+71.0%
30.2%€141.41€56.56€20.856
Feb ’24€74.39
€147.18
+97.9%
44.2%€275.97€82.79€19.256
Jan ’24€66.21
€147.22
+122.3%
48.0%€282.33€70.58€24.117
Dec ’23€73.04
€170.22
+133.1%
46.7%€299.28€74.82€27.278

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 09:34
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Nikola Corporation is covered by 16 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Thomas MordelleBryan Garnier & Co
Paul de FromentBryan Garnier & Co
Gregory LewisBTIG