ICON Public Limited Company

DB:IJF Stock Report

Market Cap: €23.1b

ICON Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: IJF (€279.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€338.25)

Significantly Below Fair Value: IJF is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

IJF 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/Revenue3.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA16.7x
PEG Ratio2.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for IJF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average55.4x
SRT3 Sartorius
131.9x28.0%€17.5b
1SXP SCHOTT Pharma KGaA
36.2x15.7%€5.7b
GXI Gerresheimer
30.1x20.4%€3.5b
MRK Merck KGaA
23.4x10.1%€66.1b
IJF ICON
37.4x14.1%€24.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IJF is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.4x) compared to the peer average (55.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IJF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Life Sciences Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IJF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.4x) compared to the European Life Sciences industry average (35.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IJF'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.

IJF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.4x
Fair PE Ratio27.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IJF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.2x).


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 IJF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€279.50
€330.31
+18.2%
7.7%€359.09€249.96n/a14
Apr ’25€308.40
€323.09
+4.8%
7.4%€354.82€246.99n/a14
Mar ’25€294.30
€323.09
+9.8%
7.4%€354.82€246.99n/a14
Feb ’25€239.40
€284.47
+18.8%
7.9%€328.05€223.29n/a14
Jan ’25€257.40
€271.96
+5.7%
9.6%€325.23€221.37n/a15
Dec ’24€244.00
€261.99
+7.4%
7.2%€294.02€223.27n/a14
Nov ’24€236.50
€266.48
+12.7%
8.1%€289.60€208.21n/a14
Oct ’24€233.10
€262.52
+12.6%
8.0%€286.39€205.90n/a14
Sep ’24€239.20
€253.40
+5.9%
7.6%€272.82€200.07n/a14
Aug ’24€227.60
€253.40
+11.3%
7.6%€272.82€200.07n/a14
Jul ’24€227.60
€228.07
+0.2%
8.4%€256.13€200.53n/a14
Jun ’24€197.70
€228.07
+15.4%
8.4%€256.13€200.53n/a14
May ’24€173.30
€228.07
+31.6%
8.4%€256.13€200.53€281.3014
Apr ’24€193.00
€244.37
+26.6%
5.6%€259.05€215.72€308.4013
Mar ’24€210.00
€249.88
+19.0%
5.6%€268.67€220.59€294.3014
Feb ’24€208.00
€236.87
+13.9%
7.1%€257.57€205.14€239.4014
Jan ’24€183.00
€237.94
+30.0%
7.6%€263.70€202.49€257.4014
Dec ’23€208.00
€252.72
+21.5%
7.7%€279.69€214.76€244.0014
Nov ’23€198.00
€263.87
+33.3%
9.5%€299.31€218.14€236.5014
Oct ’23€185.00
€266.37
+44.0%
7.3%€293.67€222.00€233.1014
Sep ’23€204.00
€269.65
+32.2%
7.0%€295.80€223.60€239.2013
Aug ’23€232.00
€262.93
+13.3%
7.2%€287.63€217.43€227.6012
Jul ’23€206.00
€260.56
+26.5%
9.9%€299.09€211.74€227.6012
Jun ’23€204.00
€257.06
+26.0%
10.0%€294.71€208.64€197.7012
May ’23€214.00
€259.63
+21.3%
10.4%€298.68€211.45€173.3011

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


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