Core Laboratories Inc.

DB:HJ1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €560.7m

Core Laboratories Valuation

Is HJ1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 HJ1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

€12.61
Fair Value
4.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: HJ1 (€12) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€12.61)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HJ1 is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HJ1?

Key metric: As HJ1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HJ1. This is calculated by dividing HJ1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HJ1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.1x
EarningsUS$32.12m
Market CapUS$646.77m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HJ1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HJ1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.5x
ETG EnviTec Biogas
19.9xn/a€278.4m
4DS Daldrup & Söhne
38.9x19.16%€102.1m
VH2 Friedrich Vorwerk Group
25x8.39%€1.8b
DR0 Deutsche Rohstoff
6.2x-11.63%€224.7m
HJ1 Core Laboratories
20.1x20.70%€646.8m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HJ1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the peer average (22.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HJ1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Energy Services Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HJ1 20.1xIndustry Avg. 10.4xNo. of Companies8PE0816243240+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HJ1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the European Energy Services industry average (10.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HJ1'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.

HJ1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.1x
Fair PE Ratio23.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HJ1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.1x).

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 HJ1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€12.00
€12.14
+1.18%
23.33%€15.61€8.67n/a3
Nov ’26€13.70
€12.05
-12.04%
23.33%€15.49€8.61n/a3
Oct ’26€10.60
€11.72
+10.54%
20.81%€15.34€8.52n/a4
Sep ’26€10.00
€11.97
+19.67%
23.15%€16.24€8.55n/a4
Aug ’26€9.50
€12.94
+36.22%
24.49%€16.39€8.63n/a4
Jul ’26€10.00
€13.63
+36.34%
31.56%€20.98€8.74n/a5
Jun ’26€9.40
€14.12
+50.20%
29.79%€21.45€9.83n/a5
May ’26€10.10
€14.42
+42.81%
27.43%€21.11€9.67n/a5
Apr ’26€13.90
€16.93
+21.81%
18.92%€21.96€11.90n/a6
Mar ’26€13.90
€18.41
+32.44%
17.58%€22.85€14.28n/a6
Feb ’26€16.40
€18.42
+12.31%
18.91%€23.06€13.45n/a6
Jan ’26€16.00
€18.43
+15.20%
18.81%€22.88€13.35n/a6
Dec ’25€19.20
€18.84
-1.90%
18.71%€22.60€13.19n/a7
Nov ’25€17.40
€18.85
+8.34%
21.07%€24.92€12.92€13.707
Oct ’25€16.60
€18.70
+12.67%
20.76%€24.38€13.54€10.607
Sep ’25€17.60
€18.70
+6.27%
20.76%€24.38€13.54€10.007
Aug ’25€21.40
€18.44
-13.84%
22.08%€24.89€12.91€9.508
Jul ’25n/a
€17.40
0%
19.56%€24.87€12.90€10.009
Jun ’25n/a
€17.40
0%
19.56%€24.87€12.90€9.409
May ’25n/a
€18.07
0%
21.40%€25.24€13.09€10.109
Apr ’25n/a
€17.79
0%
21.26%€24.84€12.88€13.909
Mar ’25n/a
€18.46
0%
24.49%€25.84€12.92€13.909
Feb ’25n/a
€19.73
0%
21.21%€25.76€14.72€16.409
Jan ’25n/a
€21.65
0%
18.46%€28.50€16.55€16.009
Dec ’24n/a
€21.65
0%
18.46%€28.50€16.55€19.209
Nov ’24n/a
€22.51
0%
17.60%€29.35€17.04€17.409
€12.1
Fair Value
0.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
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 Analysis2025/11/21 10:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/20 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

Core Laboratories Inc. is covered by 30 analysts. 2 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 WestBarclays
Saurabh PantBofA Global Research
Scott GruberCitigroup Inc