Horace Mann Educators Corporation

DB:HM9 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.5b

Horace Mann Educators Valuation

Is HM9 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 HM9 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HM9 (€36.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€48.67)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HM9 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HM9?

Key metric: As HM9 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HM9. This is calculated by dividing HM9's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HM9's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.4x
EarningsUS$104.10m
Market CapUS$1.59b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HM9's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HM9 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14x
NBG6 NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs-AG
13.4x38.8%€559.9m
TLX Talanx
11x5.7%€20.9b
RLV RheinLand Holding
11.8xn/a€108.3m
DFV DFV Deutsche Familienversicherung
19.8xn/a€86.8m
HM9 Horace Mann Educators
15.4x23.9%€1.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HM9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.4x) compared to the peer average (14x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HM9's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HM9 15.4xIndustry Avg. 11.9xNo. of Companies14PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HM9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.4x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HM9'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.

HM9 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.4x
Fair PE Ratio13.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HM9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.5x).

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 HM9 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€36.40
€42.46
+16.6%
3.7%€44.39€40.53n/a3
Dec ’25€38.20
€40.18
+5.2%
2.2%€41.44€39.56n/a3
Nov ’25€34.00
€36.16
+6.3%
6.3%€38.94€33.38n/a3
Oct ’25€31.20
€35.07
+12.4%
8.6%€38.43€31.11n/a3
Sep ’25€31.60
€35.07
+11.0%
8.6%€38.43€31.11n/a3
Aug ’25€31.80
€34.54
+8.6%
6.7%€36.84€32.24n/a2
Jul ’25€30.00
€35.94
+19.8%
9.1%€39.21€32.67n/a2
Jun ’25€31.20
€36.66
+17.5%
6.3%€38.98€34.34n/a2
May ’25€34.20
€37.37
+9.3%
3.7%€38.76€35.99n/a2
Apr ’25€33.60
€38.22
+13.7%
2.4%€39.15€37.28n/a2
Mar ’25€33.20
€38.22
+15.1%
2.4%€39.15€37.28n/a2
Feb ’25€34.00
€34.08
+0.2%
8.1%€36.85€31.32n/a2
Jan ’25€29.20
€30.73
+5.2%
1.5%€31.19€30.27n/a2
Dec ’24€30.40
€31.32
+3.0%
1.5%€31.79€30.86€38.202
Nov ’24€29.80
€29.23
-1.9%
3.2%€30.18€28.29€34.002
Oct ’24€28.00
€29.80
+6.4%
4.8%€31.21€28.38€31.202
Sep ’24€26.20
€28.79
+9.9%
4.8%€30.16€27.42€31.602
Aug ’24€27.20
€29.20
+7.4%
1.5%€29.65€28.75€31.802
Jul ’24€27.20
€33.01
+21.4%
1.4%€33.47€32.56€30.002
Jun ’24€28.00
€33.01
+17.9%
1.4%€33.47€32.56€31.202
May ’24€28.00
€33.30
+18.9%
1.4%€33.76€32.84€34.202
Apr ’24€30.40
€36.52
+20.1%
2.6%€37.46€35.58€33.602
Mar ’24€34.60
€36.52
+5.5%
2.6%€37.46€35.58€33.202
Feb ’24€32.60
€37.11
+13.8%
6.2%€39.41€34.82€34.002
Jan ’24€35.20
€41.13
+16.9%
1.2%€41.62€40.65€29.202
Dec ’23€36.80
€41.13
+11.8%
1.2%€41.62€40.65€30.402

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 Analysis2024/12/19 08:04
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 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

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Analyst Sources

Horace Mann Educators Corporation is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bijan MoazamiGuggenheim Securities, LLC
Robert GlasspiegelJanney Montgomery Scott LLC
Matthew CarlettiJMP Securities