SThree plc

DB:S8T Stock Report

Market Cap: €240.5m

SThree Valuation

Is S8T 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 S8T 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: S8T (€1.95) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (€1.91)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: S8T is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for S8T?

Key metric: As S8T is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for S8T. This is calculated by dividing S8T's market cap by their current earnings.
What is S8T's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.7x
EarningsUK£17.67m
Market CapUK£207.65m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does S8T's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for S8T vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.4x
QI5 Veteranpoolen
22.1xn/a€1.3b
CWC CEWE Stiftung KGaA
11.1x4.28%€640.0m
17.4x-12.60%JP¥46.1b
FPH Francotyp-Postalia Holding
7.1xn/a€40.2m
S8T SThree
11.7x16.29%€207.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: S8T is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the peer average (14.5x).


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 S8T's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
S8T 11.7xIndustry Avg. 17.7xNo. of Companies14PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: S8T is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (17.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is S8T'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.

S8T PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.7x
Fair PE Ratio15x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: S8T is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15x).


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 S8T forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€1.95
€2.80
+43.67%
22.05%€3.48€1.80n/a4
Jun ’27€1.90
€2.80
+47.31%
22.05%€3.48€1.80n/a4
May ’27€1.91
€2.80
+46.08%
22.05%€3.48€1.80n/a4
Apr ’27€1.73
€2.88
+66.65%
23.02%€3.47€1.79n/a4
Mar ’27€1.92
€2.85
+48.38%
23.02%€3.44€1.78n/a4
Feb ’27€2.21
€2.85
+29.18%
23.02%€3.44€1.78n/a4
Jan ’27€2.17
€2.84
+31.23%
23.02%€3.43€1.77n/a4
Dec ’26€1.90
€2.83
+48.93%
23.02%€3.41€1.76n/a4
Nov ’26€1.79
€2.86
+59.80%
23.02%€3.45€1.78n/a4
Oct ’26€1.86
€2.86
+53.79%
23.02%€3.45€1.78n/a4
Sep ’26€2.25
€4.16
+85.47%
21.25%€5.20€2.78n/a4
Aug ’26€2.44
€4.17
+71.05%
21.25%€5.22€2.78n/a4
Jul ’26€2.85
€4.20
+47.48%
21.25%€5.24€2.80n/a4
Jun ’26€2.71
€4.34
+60.20%
15.72%€5.37€3.28€1.905
May ’26€2.87
€4.33
+50.73%
15.34%€5.29€3.23€1.915
Apr ’26€3.18
€4.41
+38.93%
15.34%€5.39€3.30€1.735
Mar ’26€2.95
€4.46
+51.50%
15.34%€5.46€3.33€1.925
Feb ’26€3.11
€4.53
+45.87%
15.84%€5.38€3.29€2.215
Jan ’26€3.36
€4.43
+32.13%
17.01%€5.45€3.33€2.176
Dec ’25€4.29
€5.91
+37.88%
10.78%€6.58€5.03€1.906
Nov ’25€4.19
€5.95
+42.03%
10.34%€6.60€5.04€1.796
Oct ’25€4.50
€5.98
+32.93%
9.64%€6.60€5.04€1.866
Sep ’25€4.85
€5.97
+23.31%
10.32%€6.59€4.99€2.256
Aug ’25€4.91
€5.97
+21.80%
10.32%€6.59€4.99€2.446
Jul ’25€4.82
€6.25
+29.76%
10.09%€7.08€5.07€2.856
Jun ’25€5.12
€6.55
+27.94%
13.00%€8.10€5.05€2.717
€2.8
Fair Value
30.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
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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 Analysis2026/06/10 12:47
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/10 00:00
Earnings2025/11/30
Annual Earnings2025/11/30

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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Analyst Sources

SThree plc is covered by 13 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
James BaylissBerenberg
James GilbertCanaccord Genuity
Steven WoolfDeutsche Bank