Pactiv Evergreen Valuation

Is PEG 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PEG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€37.46
Fair Value
54.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
5
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: PEG (€17) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€37.46)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As PEG is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for PEG. This is calculated by dividing PEG's market cap by their current revenue.
What is PEG's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.6x
SalesUS$5.20b
Market CapUS$3.15b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does PEG's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for PEG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.3x
NDA Aurubis
0.2x3.7%€3.1b
WCH Wacker Chemie
0.5x4.8%€3.2b
TKA thyssenkrupp
0.07x1.1%€2.4b
LXS LANXESS
0.3x2.5%€1.9b
PEG Pactiv Evergreen
0.6x1.9%€3.1b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PEG is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.6x) compared to the peer average (0.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does PEG's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Packaging Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PEG 0.6xIndustry Avg. 0.6xNo. of Companies6PS00.40.81.21.62+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PEG is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.6x) compared to the European Packaging industry average (0.6x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PEG's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PEG PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.6x
Fair PS Ratio0.3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PEG is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x).


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 PEG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€17.00
€16.40
-3.5%
14.3%€17.57€11.71n/a5
Jan ’26€16.60
€15.82
-4.7%
14.2%€17.36€11.57n/a5
Dec ’25€12.70
€13.74
+8.2%
11.8%€16.11€11.37n/a6
Nov ’25€10.30
€12.93
+25.5%
10.1%€14.78€11.08n/a6
Oct ’25€10.30
€12.37
+20.1%
8.2%€13.74€10.99n/a7
Sep ’25€10.30
€12.37
+20.1%
8.2%€13.74€10.99n/a7
Aug ’25€10.00
€13.97
+39.7%
9.5%€16.68€12.51n/a7
Jul ’25€10.40
€15.19
+46.1%
10.4%€17.64€12.54n/a7
Jun ’25€11.10
€15.19
+36.8%
10.4%€17.64€12.54n/a7
May ’25€14.30
€15.82
+10.7%
9.7%€17.84€13.14n/a7
Apr ’25€13.10
€15.13
+15.5%
10.7%€17.50€12.90n/a7
Mar ’25€12.20
€14.90
+22.1%
14.2%€17.53€11.07n/a7
Feb ’25€13.40
€14.42
+7.6%
18.2%€17.44€10.10n/a7
Jan ’25€12.40
€10.92
-11.9%
11.8%€12.74€9.10€16.605
Dec ’24€10.40
€10.56
+1.5%
8.8%€11.83€9.10€12.705
Nov ’24€8.00
€9.28
+16.0%
10.0%€10.41€7.57€10.305
Oct ’24€7.55
€9.55
+26.4%
7.3%€10.29€8.42€10.305
Sep ’24€7.50
€9.32
+24.2%
7.3%€10.05€8.22€10.305
Aug ’24€7.75
€8.65
+11.6%
10.1%€10.02€7.28€10.006
Jul ’24€6.85
€9.16
+33.7%
10.2%€10.15€7.38€10.407
Jun ’24€6.50
€9.16
+40.9%
10.2%€10.15€7.38€11.107
May ’24€7.10
€9.71
+36.8%
16.0%€12.77€7.30€14.307
Apr ’24€7.15
€11.31
+58.2%
11.9%€13.27€9.48€13.107
Mar ’24€10.10
€11.96
+18.4%
11.6%€14.72€10.12€12.207
Feb ’24€10.40
€11.96
+15.0%
11.6%€14.72€10.12€13.407
Jan ’24€10.60
€12.79
+20.7%
11.2%€15.45€10.62€12.408
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 5 Analysts
€16.29
Fair Value
4.3% overvalued intrinsic discount
5
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 17:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ghansham PanjabiBaird
Mark WildeBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
George StaphosBofA Global Research