Merck Valuation

Is 6MK 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 6MK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 6MK (€123) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€287.06)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 6MK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 6MK?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

6MK 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/Revenue5.9x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA34.9x
PEG Ratio5.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 6MK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 6MK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.4x
MRK Merck KGaA
23.4x10.0%€66.0b
DMP Dermapharm Holding
27x23.1%€1.7b
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
18.4x5.1%US$352.2b
AZN AstraZeneca
36.7x16.6%UK£185.8b
6MK Merck
144.1x26.1%€332.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 6MK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (144.1x) compared to the peer average (26.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 6MK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Pharmaceuticals Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a20.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 6MK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (144.1x) compared to the European Pharmaceuticals industry average (25.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 6MK'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.

6MK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio144.1x
Fair PE Ratio43.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 6MK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (144.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.4x).


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 6MK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€123.00
€131.74
+7.1%
6.0%€144.89€110.31n/a26
Apr ’25€122.00
€125.81
+3.1%
5.7%€136.71€105.30n/a25
Mar ’25€117.80
€123.62
+4.9%
7.6%€136.90€95.28n/a26
Feb ’25€115.00
€117.51
+2.2%
7.6%€128.80€94.76n/a27
Jan ’25€98.30
€112.58
+14.5%
7.0%€123.66€94.35n/a28
Dec ’24€95.20
€112.66
+18.3%
6.8%€123.04€93.87n/a28
Nov ’24€98.00
€116.52
+18.9%
6.6%€127.16€97.02n/a27
Oct ’24€97.80
€114.95
+17.5%
6.8%€126.35€96.40n/a27
Sep ’24€101.40
€113.44
+11.9%
7.2%€124.79€89.67n/a28
Aug ’24€96.80
€112.24
+15.9%
7.0%€122.92€88.32n/a28
Jul ’24€105.00
€112.30
+7.0%
8.0%€123.69€88.87n/a26
Jun ’24€103.20
€114.56
+11.0%
8.3%€126.78€90.42n/a27
May ’24€104.40
€112.18
+7.5%
9.6%€141.28€88.42n/a28
Apr ’24€97.40
€110.70
+13.7%
10.9%€142.89€88.50€122.0027
Mar ’24€100.60
€113.06
+12.4%
10.8%€146.23€90.57€117.8026
Feb ’24€97.90
€108.16
+10.5%
9.3%€125.11€89.23€115.0024
Jan ’24€104.00
€107.34
+3.2%
9.5%€128.19€91.43€98.3024
Dec ’23€104.20
€105.38
+1.1%
6.9%€120.18€93.26€95.2023
Nov ’23€101.40
€106.74
+5.3%
9.1%€126.53€86.04€98.0022
Oct ’23€89.00
€102.05
+14.7%
8.5%€127.56€86.74€97.8021
Sep ’23€87.80
€99.61
+13.5%
8.3%€125.05€85.03€101.4021
Aug ’23€86.50
€96.71
+11.8%
7.7%€112.13€82.88€96.8021
Jul ’23€87.40
€93.21
+6.6%
9.2%€110.30€72.89€105.0022
Jun ’23€85.30
€90.97
+6.6%
9.1%€108.93€71.99€103.2023
May ’23€84.00
€89.48
+6.5%
10.7%€109.04€66.37€104.4023
Apr ’23€74.90
€83.68
+11.7%
10.2%€105.03€63.93€97.4023

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


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