Astronics Corporation

DB:AC1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €585.6m

Astronics Valuation

Is AC1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 AC1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€28.91
Fair Value
42.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: AC1 (€16.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€28.91)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AC1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AC1?

Key metric: As AC1 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for AC1. This is calculated by dividing AC1's market cap by their current revenue.
What is AC1's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.8x
SalesUS$782.18m
Market CapUS$609.85m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does AC1's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for AC1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.6x
FQT Frequentis
0.9x6.9%€395.4m
OHB OHB
0.9xn/a€936.6m
HAG Hensoldt
2.1x11.8%€4.4b
MTX MTU Aero Engines
2.6x9.4%€18.0b
AC1 Astronics
0.8x5.6%€609.9m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: AC1 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the peer average (1.6x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does AC1's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies13PS01.22.43.64.86+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: AC1 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (1.6x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AC1'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.

AC1 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.8x
Fair PS Ratio0.3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: AC1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x).

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 AC1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€16.60
€20.06
+20.8%
25.1%€27.17€16.50n/a3
Jan ’26€14.60
€22.23
+52.3%
16.7%€25.93€18.52n/a2
Dec ’25€15.40
€22.23
+44.3%
16.7%€25.93€18.52n/a2
Nov ’25€15.90
€22.19
+39.6%
16.7%€25.89€18.49n/a2
Oct ’25€17.40
€22.89
+31.5%
12.0%€25.63€20.14n/a2
Sep ’25€20.00
€22.89
+14.4%
12.0%€25.63€20.14n/a2
Aug ’25€20.20
€22.24
+10.1%
8.3%€24.09€20.39n/a2
Jul ’25€18.50
€20.90
+13.0%
15.6%€24.15€17.65n/a2
Jun ’25€18.80
€20.90
+11.2%
15.6%€24.15€17.65n/a2
May ’25€15.50
€21.70
+40.0%
10.6%€24.01€19.39n/a2
Apr ’25€17.44
€21.70
+24.4%
10.6%€24.01€19.39n/a2
Mar ’25€17.75
€21.74
+22.5%
10.6%€24.06€19.43n/a2
Feb ’25€15.63
€18.82
+20.4%
12.2%€21.11€16.52n/a2
Jan ’25€15.85
€18.01
+13.6%
15.0%€20.71€15.31€14.602
Dec ’24€13.57
€18.48
+36.2%
12.3%€20.90€15.45€15.403
Nov ’24€14.45
€18.48
+27.9%
12.3%€20.90€15.45€15.903
Oct ’24€15.15
€18.48
+22.0%
12.3%€20.90€15.45€17.403
Sep ’24€16.13
€18.48
+14.5%
12.3%€20.90€15.45€20.003
Aug ’24€19.28
€17.38
-9.9%
8.8%€18.88€15.28€20.203
Jul ’24€18.28
€17.10
-6.4%
14.1%€19.24€13.74€18.503
Jun ’24€14.50
€15.79
+8.9%
11.9%€18.21€13.66€18.803
May ’24€13.32
€14.56
+9.3%
13.5%€16.39€11.83€15.503
Apr ’24€12.30
€14.58
+18.5%
16.1%€16.93€12.23€17.442
Mar ’24€14.10
€11.05
-21.6%
33.3%€14.74€7.37€17.752
Feb ’24€13.80
€11.05
-19.9%
33.3%€14.74€7.37€15.632
Jan ’24€9.20
€11.06
+20.2%
39.1%€15.39€6.73€15.852
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 3 Analysts
€19.98
Fair Value
16.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

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 Analysis2025/01/22 15:30
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/22 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Astronics Corporation is covered by 14 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael CiarmoliBoenning & Scattergood, Inc.
Kenneth HerbertCanaccord Genuity
Michael CallahanCapstone Investments