Vail Resorts Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: VAI (€170) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€240.99)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for VAI. This is calculated by dividing VAI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is VAI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio30x
EarningsUS$230.41m
Market CapUS$6.90b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for VAI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16x
7x17.3%€3.8b
TIMA ZEAL Network
19.9x-5.0%€935.6m
NHB0 Nebelhornbahn-Aktiengesellschaft
27.7xn/a€22.2m
RGB Regenbogen
9.4xn/a€16.1m
VAI Vail Resorts
30x12.6%€6.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x) compared to the peer average (16x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does VAI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VAI 30.0xIndustry Avg. 17.3xNo. of Companies18PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is VAI'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.

VAI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30x
Fair PE Ratio28.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: VAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.9x).


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 VAI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€170.00
€187.66
+10.4%
12.8%€240.08€148.85n/a12
Nov ’25€150.00
€181.34
+20.9%
13.2%€230.88€143.14n/a11
Oct ’25€154.00
€175.86
+14.2%
13.2%€223.90€138.82n/a11
Sep ’25€162.00
€190.21
+17.4%
15.0%€239.78€149.05n/a11
Aug ’25€166.00
€190.21
+14.6%
15.0%€239.78€149.05n/a11
Jul ’25€165.00
€190.21
+15.3%
15.0%€239.78€149.05n/a11
Jun ’25€169.00
€221.52
+31.1%
9.2%€252.88€186.87n/a11
May ’25€181.00
€226.19
+25.0%
8.3%€255.33€188.68n/a12
Apr ’25€200.00
€226.69
+13.3%
8.0%€252.14€186.33n/a12
Mar ’25€210.00
€239.97
+14.3%
9.8%€274.78€201.44n/a10
Feb ’25€202.00
€237.83
+17.7%
9.5%€271.70€204.69n/a10
Jan ’25€195.00
€242.84
+24.5%
9.4%€274.98€207.17n/a10
Dec ’24€202.00
€242.25
+19.9%
9.4%€269.77€203.24n/a10
Nov ’24€198.00
€252.37
+27.5%
8.8%€279.99€210.94€150.0010
Oct ’24€226.00
€252.37
+11.7%
8.8%€279.99€210.94€154.0010
Sep ’24€208.00
€232.45
+11.8%
9.5%€272.76€202.75€162.009
Aug ’24€214.00
€232.45
+8.6%
9.5%€272.76€202.75€166.009
Jul ’24€228.00
€240.28
+5.4%
11.5%€294.16€204.36€165.0010
Jun ’24€226.00
€238.32
+5.5%
13.7%€309.16€204.25€169.0010
May ’24€214.00
€253.06
+18.3%
25.2%€429.25€201.78€181.0011
Apr ’24€212.00
€254.06
+19.8%
25.0%€429.11€201.72€200.0011
Mar ’24€220.00
€263.08
+19.6%
16.1%€358.57€218.92€210.0010
Feb ’24€240.00
€263.08
+9.6%
16.1%€358.57€218.92€202.0010
Jan ’24€222.00
€263.08
+18.5%
16.1%€358.57€218.92€195.0010
Dec ’23€246.00
€276.28
+12.3%
17.6%€387.83€228.61€202.0010
Nov ’23€220.00
€276.28
+25.6%
17.6%€387.83€228.61€198.0010

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


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