Biogen Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: IDP (€140.3) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€720.74)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As IDP is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for IDP. This is calculated by dividing IDP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is IDP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.4x
EarningsUS$1.62b
Market CapUS$21.72b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for IDP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average61.3x
BIO3 Biotest
15.3x29.3%€1.3b
FYB Formycon
14.5x30.6%€927.0m
SRT3 Sartorius
193.1x35.2%€13.5b
MRK Merck KGaA
22.2x11.1%€59.9b
IDP Biogen
13.4x13.6%€21.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IDP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the peer average (61.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
IDP 13.4xIndustry Avg. 26.9xNo. of Companies5PE020406080100+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IDP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the European Biotechs industry average (26.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IDP'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.

IDP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.4x
Fair PE Ratio20.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IDP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.6x).


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 IDP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€140.30
€234.72
+67.3%
22.5%€328.97€157.75n/a28
Dec ’25€152.00
€240.27
+58.1%
18.1%€323.19€173.88n/a28
Nov ’25€160.75
€235.96
+46.8%
17.1%€315.60€166.10n/a29
Oct ’25€174.90
€244.09
+39.6%
13.7%€308.96€171.65n/a30
Sep ’25€184.80
€248.59
+34.5%
13.0%€313.24€174.02n/a30
Aug ’25€194.00
€258.01
+33.0%
13.6%€324.35€185.34n/a30
Jul ’25€214.90
€264.21
+22.9%
14.4%€326.59€186.62n/a30
Jun ’25€205.00
€263.68
+28.6%
14.2%€324.07€185.18n/a29
May ’25€200.80
€267.67
+33.3%
13.4%€327.36€187.06n/a31
Apr ’25€199.00
€277.66
+39.5%
12.7%€369.64€212.54n/a30
Mar ’25€203.00
€277.66
+36.8%
12.7%€369.64€212.54n/a30
Feb ’25€222.40
€288.99
+29.9%
11.1%€374.86€226.21n/a30
Jan ’25€234.40
€283.85
+21.1%
10.2%€357.75€217.01n/a31
Dec ’24€215.40
€297.94
+38.3%
11.1%€368.74€223.68€152.0029
Nov ’24€223.20
€307.22
+37.6%
9.2%€378.88€251.96€160.7529
Oct ’24€242.40
€305.31
+26.0%
10.5%€406.44€250.76€174.9029
Sep ’24€245.60
€299.39
+21.9%
10.2%€400.47€247.08€184.8028
Aug ’24€244.00
€304.84
+24.9%
9.7%€396.50€250.99€194.0028
Jul ’24€260.40
€308.15
+18.3%
8.5%€364.65€240.96€214.9027
Jun ’24€279.80
€310.66
+11.0%
8.4%€369.90€244.43€205.0027
May ’24€275.40
€300.32
+9.0%
8.8%€362.78€239.72€200.8027
Apr ’24€252.70
€303.83
+20.2%
9.7%€365.53€234.58€199.0026
Mar ’24€252.00
€304.54
+20.8%
9.6%€366.74€235.35€203.0026
Feb ’24€266.05
€298.41
+12.2%
10.1%€370.60€229.55€222.4026
Jan ’24€256.90
€302.21
+17.6%
8.9%€349.06€233.02€234.4026
Dec ’23€286.00
€303.42
+6.1%
9.3%€351.50€234.65€215.4026

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 Analysis2024/12/26 21:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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

Biogen Inc. is covered by 74 analysts. 32 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Steven ChesneyAtlantic Equities LLP
Brian SkorneyBaird