AbbVie Valuation

Is 4AB 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 4AB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 4AB (€148.24) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€380.39)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4AB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 4AB?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

4AB 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/Revenue6.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA13.1x
PEG Ratio2.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 4AB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 4AB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.8x
BIO3 Biotest
6x-75.0%€1.4b
MRK Merck KGaA
26.6x11.8%€72.3b
FYB Formycon
11x12.0%€830.0m
AMGN Amgen
43.8x18.0%US$164.9b
4AB AbbVie
48.1x23.3%€286.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 4AB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.1x) compared to the peer average (21.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 4AB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Biotechs Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a30.3%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 4AB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.1x) compared to the European Biotechs industry average (25.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4AB'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.

4AB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio48.1x
Fair PE Ratio45.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 4AB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (45.1x).


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 4AB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€148.24
€168.42
+13.6%
5.6%€190.46€154.58n/a26
May ’25€151.26
€170.36
+12.6%
5.8%€192.14€150.16n/a26
Apr ’25€167.80
€169.78
+1.2%
6.3%€190.20€148.65n/a27
Mar ’25€163.70
€166.57
+1.8%
7.2%€189.85€141.00n/a26
Feb ’25€153.00
€159.19
+4.0%
9.4%€189.28€124.65n/a27
Jan ’25€140.10
€153.42
+9.5%
10.6%€183.79€115.21n/a28
Dec ’24€131.40
€153.88
+17.1%
10.6%€184.82€115.86n/a28
Nov ’24€135.20
€158.17
+17.0%
10.7%€193.09€118.68n/a27
Oct ’24€142.30
€157.90
+11.0%
10.7%€194.09€119.30n/a27
Sep ’24€137.50
€152.94
+11.2%
10.7%€188.50€115.86n/a27
Aug ’24€135.20
€149.46
+10.5%
10.6%€182.33€114.29n/a28
Jul ’24€123.40
€152.98
+24.0%
11.3%€186.81€111.53n/a25
Jun ’24€124.60
€152.98
+22.8%
11.3%€186.81€111.53€145.3425
May ’24€136.20
€149.41
+9.7%
10.7%€176.96€108.90€151.2625
Apr ’24€145.42
€151.23
+4.0%
10.9%€184.38€110.63€167.8024
Mar ’24€144.20
€154.14
+6.9%
11.1%€189.04€113.42€163.7025
Feb ’24€133.86
€149.25
+11.5%
11.3%€183.98€110.39€153.0025
Jan ’24€152.08
€150.24
-1.2%
11.3%€188.36€113.02€140.1025
Dec ’23€153.22
€152.67
-0.4%
11.2%€192.94€115.76€131.4024
Nov ’23€148.40
€158.82
+7.0%
11.6%€202.44€121.46€135.2023
Oct ’23€138.96
€161.32
+16.1%
11.7%€204.10€122.46€142.3023
Sep ’23€138.40
€159.37
+15.2%
11.3%€201.08€125.68€137.5023
Aug ’23€137.12
€156.04
+13.8%
10.9%€195.00€121.88€135.2022
Jul ’23€146.48
€153.45
+4.8%
10.8%€189.24€118.28€123.4023
Jun ’23€136.46
€152.74
+11.9%
11.0%€186.36€116.48€124.6024

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


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