First American Financial Corporation

DB:Y1F Stock Report

Market Cap: €5.2b

First American Financial Valuation

Is Y1F 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 Y1F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Y1F (€49.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€92.82)

Significantly Below Fair Value: Y1F is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for Y1F?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

Y1F 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/Revenue1.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA10.7x
PEG Ratio0.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does Y1F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for Y1F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.4x
WUW Wüstenrot & Württembergische
9x11.6%€1.2b
TLX Talanx
11.3x5.9%€17.9b
NBG6 NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs-AG
18.1x25.6%€754.6m
HNR1 Hannover Rück
15.2x9.7%€27.7b
Y1F First American Financial
25.9x42.6%€5.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: Y1F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.9x) compared to the peer average (13.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does Y1F'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: Y1F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.9x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is Y1F'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.

Y1F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.9x
Fair PE Ratio23.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Y1F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x).


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 Y1F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€49.80
€62.26
+25.0%
2.8%€65.44€60.76n/a5
Apr ’25€54.50
€65.19
+19.6%
7.0%€73.25€59.51n/a5
Mar ’25€53.00
€65.45
+23.5%
7.6%€74.17€60.26n/a5
Feb ’25€55.00
€66.01
+20.0%
6.9%€73.75€59.92n/a5
Jan ’25€57.50
€60.44
+5.1%
10.9%€64.84€49.09n/a4
Dec ’24€54.00
€58.15
+7.7%
10.5%€64.35€48.72n/a4
Nov ’24€48.00
€63.09
+31.4%
5.1%€66.25€58.68n/a3
Oct ’24€53.50
€64.40
+20.4%
7.5%€69.85€58.05n/a3
Sep ’24€56.50
€64.40
+14.0%
7.5%€69.85€58.05n/a3
Aug ’24€58.00
€64.40
+11.0%
7.5%€69.85€58.05n/a3
Jul ’24€52.50
€60.22
+14.7%
7.6%€65.11€54.10n/a3
Jun ’24€51.50
€62.07
+20.5%
6.2%€66.43€57.08n/a3
May ’24€52.50
€56.08
+6.8%
13.2%€64.43€42.65€50.005
Apr ’24€50.50
€58.81
+16.4%
13.7%€67.42€44.01€54.505
Mar ’24€53.00
€58.81
+11.0%
13.7%€67.42€44.01€53.005
Feb ’24€56.50
€56.51
+0.01%
12.3%€61.66€43.25€55.005
Jan ’24€49.00
€60.43
+23.3%
11.6%€68.16€47.81€57.505
Dec ’23€52.00
€60.43
+16.2%
11.6%€68.16€47.81€54.005
Nov ’23€51.00
€63.43
+24.4%
18.7%€83.30€47.17€48.005
Oct ’23€47.80
€70.95
+48.4%
11.7%€83.42€60.30€53.505
Sep ’23€52.50
€70.16
+33.6%
11.0%€81.26€58.74€56.506
Aug ’23€57.50
€70.16
+22.0%
11.0%€81.26€58.74€58.006
Jul ’23€51.50
€72.52
+40.8%
12.6%€82.65€57.00€52.506
Jun ’23€56.00
€74.59
+33.2%
8.3%€82.49€65.43€51.506
May ’23€57.50
€74.59
+29.7%
8.3%€82.49€65.43€52.506

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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