FactSet Research Systems Inc.

DB:FA1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €15.5b

FactSet Research Systems Valuation

Is FA1 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 FA1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FA1 (€406.3) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€342.36)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FA1 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FA1?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

FA1 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue8.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA22.7x
PEG Ratio3.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FA1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FA1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.1x
DB1 Deutsche Börse
19.1x5.7%€33.4b
DWS DWS Group GmbH KGaA
15.2x13.2%€8.5b
DBK Deutsche Bank
7.2x10.7%€31.6b
FTK flatexDEGIRO
15x12.4%€1.4b
FA1 FactSet Research Systems
34.7x10.3%€16.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FA1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.7x) compared to the peer average (14.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FA1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Capital Markets Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a8.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FA1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.7x) compared to the German Capital Markets industry average (21.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FA1'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.

FA1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34.7x
Fair PE Ratio18.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FA1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.7x).


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 FA1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€406.30
€421.22
+3.7%
8.2%€466.10€346.78n/a16
May ’25€393.40
€425.10
+8.1%
8.0%€469.35€349.20n/a17
Apr ’25€412.20
€424.28
+2.9%
8.0%€465.50€346.33n/a16
Mar ’25€425.60
€422.43
-0.7%
9.1%€466.90€347.37n/a16
Feb ’25€438.00
€414.82
-5.3%
9.0%€461.30€343.21n/a16
Jan ’25€430.40
€413.49
-3.9%
8.7%€457.20€340.16n/a16
Dec ’24€413.20
€400.94
-3.0%
9.6%€455.15€320.43n/a16
Nov ’24€408.20
€411.03
+0.7%
9.7%€470.95€331.55n/a16
Oct ’24€420.00
€411.08
-2.1%
9.5%€469.65€330.63n/a16
Sep ’24€400.40
€402.97
+0.6%
10.1%€462.85€307.33n/a17
Aug ’24€393.00
€401.87
+2.3%
10.5%€459.35€305.01n/a17
Jul ’24€361.60
€398.27
+10.1%
10.5%€456.10€302.85n/a17
Jun ’24€358.80
€400.70
+11.7%
12.0%€480.84€309.77n/a16
May ’24€369.80
€394.76
+6.8%
12.9%€473.98€305.35€393.4014
Apr ’24€374.20
€400.63
+7.1%
12.9%€479.39€308.84€412.2014
Mar ’24€388.70
€396.76
+2.1%
13.6%€479.28€308.77€425.6013
Feb ’24€385.40
€396.76
+2.9%
13.6%€479.28€308.77€438.0013
Jan ’24€377.80
€403.93
+6.9%
13.7%€490.67€316.11€430.4013
Dec ’23€438.00
€416.14
-5.0%
12.9%€495.95€332.29€413.2013
Nov ’23€429.40
€416.14
-3.1%
12.9%€495.95€332.29€408.2013
Oct ’23€400.60
€437.27
+9.2%
12.0%€515.95€345.69€420.0012
Sep ’23€428.10
€429.41
+0.3%
12.9%€508.77€339.18€400.4012
Aug ’23€416.90
€395.09
-5.2%
12.0%€465.50€308.70€393.0013
Jul ’23€361.30
€385.45
+6.7%
12.8%€451.35€299.31€361.6013
Jun ’23€355.10
€418.82
+17.9%
15.7%€521.57€298.71€358.8013
May ’23€396.30
€416.76
+5.2%
13.6%€506.88€313.34€369.8012

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


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