MGIC Investment Corporation

DB:MGC Stock Report

Market Cap: €6.0b

MGIC Investment Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

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

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€62.78
Fair Value
62.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: MGC (€23.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€62.78)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MGC. This is calculated by dividing MGC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MGC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.2x
EarningsUS$762.80m
Market CapUS$6.27b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MGC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.9x
PBB Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
11.5x35.1%€712.7m
DWS DWS Group GmbH KGaA
14x12.8%€8.3b
HYQ Hypoport
46.9x27.9%€1.4b
FTK flatexDEGIRO
15.3x9.1%€1.8b
MGC MGIC Investment
8.2x-6.3%€6.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MGC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.2x) compared to the peer average (21.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MGC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Diversified Financial Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MGC 8.2xIndustry Avg. 12.0xNo. of Companies9PE01020304050+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MGC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.2x) compared to the European Diversified Financial industry average (11.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MGC'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.

MGC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.2x
Fair PE Ratio11.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MGC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x).


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 MGC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€23.60
€25.23
+6.9%
7.5%€28.80€23.04n/a7
Jan ’26€22.60
€24.71
+9.4%
9.3%€28.44€22.28n/a7
Dec ’25€24.60
€24.69
+0.4%
9.1%€28.25€22.13n/a7
Nov ’25€23.00
€24.60
+7.0%
9.4%€27.71€21.70n/a7
Oct ’25€22.80
€23.60
+3.5%
9.2%€27.10€20.78n/a8
Sep ’25€22.60
€23.68
+4.8%
8.9%€27.46€21.05n/a8
Aug ’25€22.80
€22.24
-2.5%
6.3%€24.09€20.39n/a8
Jul ’25€20.00
€20.91
+4.6%
6.5%€23.05€18.44n/a8
Jun ’25€19.10
€20.85
+9.2%
5.8%€22.18€18.48n/a8
May ’25€19.10
€21.01
+10.0%
6.6%€22.60€18.83n/a8
Apr ’25€20.40
€20.51
+0.5%
7.0%€22.25€18.54n/a8
Mar ’25€18.40
€20.39
+10.8%
7.0%€22.12€18.43n/a8
Feb ’25€18.30
€19.38
+5.9%
7.1%€21.62€17.02n/a8
Jan ’25€17.60
€17.91
+1.8%
6.3%€20.02€16.38€22.608
Dec ’24€16.10
€17.99
+11.8%
4.6%€19.31€16.55€24.607
Nov ’24€16.00
€18.61
+16.3%
4.8%€19.87€17.03€23.006
Oct ’24€16.00
€18.09
+13.1%
5.7%€19.65€16.85€22.806
Sep ’24€16.20
€17.33
+7.0%
6.3%€19.08€15.90€22.607
Aug ’24€15.20
€15.85
+4.3%
6.0%€16.37€13.64€22.807
Jul ’24€14.40
€16.11
+11.9%
6.0%€16.78€13.98€20.007
Jun ’24€14.10
€16.11
+14.3%
6.0%€16.78€13.98€19.107
May ’24€13.20
€15.58
+18.0%
5.4%€16.50€13.75€19.107
Apr ’24€12.20
€15.21
+24.7%
7.1%€16.59€13.37€20.407
Mar ’24€12.90
€15.09
+17.0%
8.5%€16.78€13.05€18.408
Feb ’24€12.90
€14.74
+14.2%
9.0%€16.39€12.74€18.308
Jan ’24€12.20
€16.32
+33.8%
7.4%€17.87€14.39€17.608
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 7 Analysts
€25.06
Fair Value
5.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

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


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/26 07:25
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

MGIC Investment Corporation is covered by 18 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bruce HartingBarclays
Terry MaBarclays
Mihir BhatiaBofA Global Research