Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

DB:VX1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €96.9b

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Valuation

Is VX1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 VX1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: VX1 (€375.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€651.37)

Significantly Below Fair Value: VX1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for VX1?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

VX1 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/Revenue9.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA20.3x
PEG Ratio2.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does VX1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for VX1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.3x
BIO3 Biotest
9x-53.2%€1.4b
MRK Merck KGaA
23.1x10.1%€65.3b
FYB Formycon
9.6x1.4%€724.1m
CSL CSL
35.4x14.7%AU$133.1b
VX1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals
28.6x11.4%€103.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VX1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.6x) compared to the peer average (19.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does VX1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Biotechs Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a31.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VX1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.6x) compared to the European Biotechs industry average (31.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is VX1'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.

VX1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio28.6x
Fair PE Ratio31.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: VX1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x).


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 VX1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€375.20
€429.03
+14.3%
12.4%€535.08€302.97n/a28
Apr ’25€389.10
€425.41
+9.3%
12.4%€529.57€299.85n/a29
Mar ’25€387.45
€425.42
+9.8%
12.6%€532.92€299.65n/a28
Feb ’25€403.35
€401.70
-0.4%
13.9%€514.28€288.88n/a27
Jan ’25€369.65
€371.73
+0.6%
11.0%€454.00€285.11n/a28
Dec ’24€325.15
€363.95
+11.9%
9.2%€419.20€288.66n/a28
Nov ’24€341.75
€366.12
+7.1%
9.4%€431.51€297.14n/a28
Oct ’24€330.80
€363.65
+9.9%
9.3%€431.33€297.01n/a27
Sep ’24€323.05
€355.56
+10.1%
9.4%€421.94€290.54n/a27
Aug ’24€316.50
€345.82
+9.3%
9.9%€415.19€278.61n/a27
Jul ’24€320.05
€343.89
+7.4%
9.3%€417.88€280.42n/a27
Jun ’24€302.30
€346.87
+14.7%
10.0%€425.04€284.29n/a28
May ’24€302.35
€307.38
+1.7%
9.5%€400.15€255.22€369.5526
Apr ’24€288.15
€310.19
+7.6%
9.5%€408.50€259.95€389.1026
Mar ’24€273.10
€309.47
+13.3%
9.7%€409.64€260.68€387.4526
Feb ’24€295.80
€303.64
+2.7%
10.3%€405.64€258.13€403.3526
Jan ’24€269.95
€313.61
+16.2%
10.8%€426.23€256.71€369.6525
Dec ’23€302.00
€313.61
+3.8%
10.8%€426.23€256.71€325.1525
Nov ’23€316.00
€325.97
+3.2%
10.8%€447.48€268.29€341.7525
Oct ’23€297.20
€311.55
+4.8%
10.9%€390.95€251.25€330.8025
Sep ’23€289.80
€304.96
+5.2%
10.9%€382.58€245.88€323.0525
Aug ’23€273.25
€296.03
+8.3%
12.1%€360.53€235.13€316.5024
Jul ’23€268.80
€282.63
+5.1%
12.2%€353.50€230.54€320.0523
Jun ’23€250.50
€275.95
+10.2%
12.2%€345.40€225.26€302.3023
May ’23€263.00
€273.58
+4.0%
12.4%€331.59€210.32€302.3522

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


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