Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

XTRA:BAYN Stock Report

Market Cap: €18.6b

Bayer Valuation

Is BAYN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

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

Below Fair Value: BAYN (€18.94) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€137.2)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for BAYN. This is calculated by dividing BAYN's market cap by their current revenue.
What is BAYN's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.4x
Sales€46.74b
Market Cap€18.60b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for BAYN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average2.9x
MRK Merck KGaA
2.9x4.2%€60.1b
DMP Dermapharm Holding
1.7x4.1%€2.0b
PSG PharmaSGP Holding
2.5x7.3%€283.0m
SRT3 Sartorius
4.5x9.2%€13.5b
BAYN Bayer
0.4x1.0%€18.6b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: BAYN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the peer average (2.9x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does BAYN's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Pharmaceuticals Industry?

18 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.3.2x3.5%
BAYN Bayer
0.4x1.0%US$19.41b
BAYN 0.4xIndustry Avg. 3.2xNo. of Companies19PS048121620+
18 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.3.2x21.6%
BAYN Bayer
0.4x55.8%US$19.41b
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: BAYN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the European Pharmaceuticals industry average (3.2x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BAYN'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.

BAYN PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.4x
Fair PS Ratio3.3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: BAYN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.3x).


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 BAYN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€18.94
€28.01
+47.9%
22.5%€45.10€22.00n/a20
Dec ’25€19.39
€28.16
+45.2%
22.0%€45.10€22.00n/a20
Nov ’25€25.10
€34.75
+38.4%
30.7%€68.00€25.00n/a20
Oct ’25€30.45
€34.24
+12.5%
30.7%€68.00€25.00n/a21
Sep ’25€27.87
€35.41
+27.1%
34.1%€68.00€25.00n/a22
Aug ’25€27.27
€35.82
+31.3%
33.5%€68.00€25.00n/a22
Jul ’25€26.17
€36.18
+38.3%
32.9%€68.00€25.00n/a22
Jun ’25€28.24
€36.64
+29.7%
32.9%€68.00€25.00n/a22
May ’25€27.35
€36.90
+34.9%
33.3%€68.00€25.00n/a21
Apr ’25€28.43
€37.60
+32.3%
33.0%€68.00€25.00n/a20
Mar ’25€28.33
€43.48
+53.5%
30.0%€75.00€25.00n/a21
Feb ’25€28.28
€47.67
+68.6%
30.6%€86.00€25.00n/a21
Jan ’25€33.63
€50.32
+49.6%
28.5%€86.00€25.00n/a22
Dec ’24€31.11
€54.68
+75.8%
27.3%€90.00€36.00€19.3922
Nov ’24€40.27
€64.13
+59.2%
18.3%€90.00€43.00€25.1022
Oct ’24€45.45
€65.89
+45.0%
18.4%€90.00€43.00€30.4521
Sep ’24€50.87
€66.71
+31.1%
16.6%€90.00€45.00€27.8721
Aug ’24€52.97
€68.62
+29.5%
18.1%€97.00€45.00€27.2721
Jul ’24€50.67
€73.00
+44.1%
16.2%€97.00€57.00€26.1720
Jun ’24€51.90
€72.85
+40.4%
15.9%€97.00€57.00€28.2421
May ’24€59.76
€74.31
+24.3%
16.1%€100.00€57.00€27.3522
Apr ’24€58.72
€74.45
+26.8%
16.2%€100.00€57.00€28.4322
Mar ’24€56.34
€74.30
+31.9%
16.5%€99.00€54.00€28.3323
Feb ’24€56.50
€73.99
+31.0%
18.0%€106.00€54.00€28.2823
Jan ’24€48.33
€76.67
+58.7%
17.4%€106.00€54.00€33.6322
Dec ’23€55.03
€77.99
+41.7%
15.9%€106.00€54.00€31.1122

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 00:52
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft is covered by 58 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Martin SchneeAlphaValue
Knut WollerBaader Helvea Equity Research
null nullBanco de Sabadell. S.A.