Principal Financial Group, Inc.

DB:PG4 Stock Report

Market Cap: €17.7b

Principal Financial Group Valuation

Is PG4 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 PG4 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PG4 (€74.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€165.33)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PG4 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PG4?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PG4 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/Revenue1.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA10.5x
PEG Ratio1.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PG4's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PG4 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.8x
WUW Wüstenrot & Württembergische
9x11.6%€1.2b
TLX Talanx
11.3x5.9%€17.9b
HNR1 Hannover Rück
15.2x9.7%€27.7b
MUV2 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München
11.7x6.1%€53.9b
PG4 Principal Financial Group
14.7x12.6%€19.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PG4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.7x) compared to the peer average (11.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PG4's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.4%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PG4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.7x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PG4'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.

PG4 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.7x
Fair PE Ratio12.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PG4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x).


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 PG4 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€74.50
€77.38
+3.9%
7.7%€83.38€63.70n/a10
Apr ’25€79.50
€76.09
-4.3%
6.8%€81.21€62.75n/a11
Mar ’25€74.00
€76.09
+2.8%
6.8%€81.21€62.75n/a11
Feb ’25€71.50
€73.04
+2.2%
8.1%€81.44€62.93n/a12
Jan ’25€71.00
€69.33
-2.3%
8.9%€78.89€56.87n/a12
Dec ’24€67.00
€68.95
+2.9%
8.8%€79.31€57.18n/a13
Nov ’24€63.50
€70.28
+10.7%
8.9%€81.00€58.40n/a13
Oct ’24€69.00
€73.13
+6.0%
9.7%€82.29€60.54n/a13
Sep ’24€71.00
€71.45
+0.6%
9.3%€80.01€58.86n/a13
Aug ’24€71.50
€70.65
-1.2%
9.3%€79.12€58.20n/a13
Jul ’24€69.00
€70.06
+1.5%
10.7%€86.30€58.76n/a13
Jun ’24€61.00
€71.33
+16.9%
11.4%€87.96€56.14n/a13
May ’24€67.00
€69.40
+3.6%
11.0%€85.68€54.69€74.5014
Apr ’24€67.00
€73.34
+9.5%
12.9%€87.09€53.74€79.5013
Mar ’24€84.00
€79.40
-5.5%
12.5%€94.79€61.61€74.0013
Feb ’24€84.50
€75.86
-10.2%
12.3%€91.99€59.79€71.5013
Jan ’24€79.00
€76.15
-3.6%
11.7%€87.35€59.20€71.0013
Dec ’23€85.00
€76.15
-10.4%
11.7%€87.35€59.20€67.0013
Nov ’23€89.50
€78.11
-12.7%
13.0%€91.12€61.76€63.5013
Oct ’23€74.00
€72.86
-1.5%
11.1%€86.02€59.01€69.0013
Sep ’23€73.50
€71.89
-2.2%
11.9%€85.23€55.50€71.0013
Aug ’23€64.50
€67.50
+4.7%
10.9%€80.49€54.97€71.5013
Jul ’23€65.00
€69.55
+7.0%
10.3%€80.43€56.77€69.0014
Jun ’23€66.50
€69.39
+4.3%
9.4%€79.78€58.19€61.0014
May ’23€66.00
€71.63
+8.5%
8.3%€80.60€58.79€67.0013

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


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