Macquarie Group Valuation

Is 4M4 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-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 4M4 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 4M4 (€132.84) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€116.3)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4M4 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 4M4?

Key metric: As 4M4 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 4M4. This is calculated by dividing 4M4's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 4M4's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.5x
EarningsAU$3.57b
Market CapAU$80.49b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 4M4's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 4M4 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.4x
DBK Deutsche Bank
8.4x12.6%€32.7b
DB1 Deutsche Börse
22.2x5.3%€41.0b
DWS DWS Group GmbH KGaA
13.4x13.0%€8.0b
UBSG UBS Group
21.6x25.5%CHF 88.3b
4M4 Macquarie Group
22.5x9.8%€80.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 4M4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x) compared to the peer average (16.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 4M4's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Capital Markets Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HXCK Ernst Russ
3.8x-19.3%US$205.25m
SPT6 Sparta
2.5xn/aUS$171.26m
XE8 Black Sea Property
0.7xn/aUS$7.57m
No more companies available in this PE range
4M4 22.5xIndustry Avg. 19.2xNo. of Companies8PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 4M4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x) compared to the German Capital Markets industry average (19.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4M4'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.

4M4 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.5x
Fair PE Ratio20.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 4M4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.6x).


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 4M4 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€132.84
€132.11
-0.6%
10.0%€148.66€106.10n/a11
Dec ’25€140.64
€131.93
-6.2%
11.7%€152.09€102.58n/a12
Nov ’25€133.48
€127.44
-4.5%
12.4%€151.23€101.18n/a11
Oct ’25€140.16
€124.88
-10.9%
11.1%€153.17€102.48n/a12
Sep ’25€131.04
€119.68
-8.7%
8.6%€141.09€100.85n/a12
Aug ’25€126.60
€119.68
-5.5%
8.6%€141.09€100.85n/a12
Jul ’25€124.90
€119.66
-4.2%
7.7%€133.48€103.85n/a12
Jun ’25€116.20
€118.38
+1.9%
7.2%€132.19€102.85n/a13
May ’25€113.34
€116.57
+2.8%
8.2%€136.68€97.80n/a12
Apr ’25€120.00
€115.36
-3.9%
8.2%€135.71€97.11n/a12
Mar ’25€116.00
€114.89
-1.0%
6.7%€124.38€97.68n/a12
Feb ’25€113.00
€111.64
-1.2%
6.6%€123.40€96.91n/a12
Jan ’25€113.00
€112.45
-0.5%
6.8%€124.21€99.00€132.7812
Dec ’24€103.00
€110.78
+7.6%
6.6%€122.63€97.74€140.6413
Nov ’24€95.50
€114.30
+19.7%
6.4%€128.66€101.73€133.4813
Oct ’24€102.00
€115.02
+12.8%
5.6%€125.90€105.42€140.1613
Sep ’24€102.00
€112.02
+9.8%
6.5%€124.05€97.94€131.0414
Aug ’24€107.00
€114.84
+7.3%
7.5%€131.55€99.57€126.6014
Jul ’24€108.00
€119.30
+10.5%
7.9%€134.53€101.82€124.9014
Jun ’24€104.00
€119.30
+14.7%
7.9%€134.53€101.82€116.2014
May ’24€110.00
€121.22
+10.2%
8.8%€138.92€99.23€113.3413
Apr ’24€108.00
€124.58
+15.3%
8.8%€142.77€101.98€120.0013
Mar ’24€120.00
€130.50
+8.8%
8.8%€149.67€106.91€116.0013
Feb ’24€121.00
€124.01
+2.5%
9.8%€141.53€97.39€113.0013
Jan ’24€106.00
€121.40
+14.5%
9.3%€137.95€96.24€113.0013

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 05:02
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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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

Macquarie Group Limited is covered by 27 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brett Le MesurierAxiome Equities
Craig StaffordBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Jonathan MottBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited