Experian plc

DB:J2BA Stock Report

Market Cap: €26.3b

Experian Valuation

Is J2BA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of J2BA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: J2BA (€29.8) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€52.63)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: J2BA is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for J2BA?

Key metric: As J2BA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for J2BA. This is calculated by dividing J2BA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is J2BA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.8x
EarningsUS$1.36b
Market CapUS$31.08b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does J2BA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for J2BA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.3x
VRSK Verisk Analytics
27.3x9.74%US$25.7b
GBF Bilfinger
24.6x15.93%€4.6b
EFX Equifax
35.7x17.77%US$23.0b
LDOS Leidos Holdings
17.6x3.77%US$23.8b
J2BA Experian
22.8x12.03%€22.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: J2BA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.8x) compared to the peer average (26.3x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does J2BA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
J2BA 22.8xIndustry Avg. 19.3xNo. of Companies16PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: J2BA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.8x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (19x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is J2BA'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.

J2BA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate J2BA's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

€50.51
Fair Value
41.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
18
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/06 07:01
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Experian plc is covered by 40 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel LebenBaird
James RosenthalBarclays
Paul Daniel SullivanBarclays