Juniper Networks Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: JNP (€33.37) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€67.08)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for JNP. This is calculated by dividing JNP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is JNP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio46.9x
EarningsUS$250.20m
Market CapUS$11.81b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for JNP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35x
FEW Funkwerk
10.1xn/a€164.4m
CEK CeoTronics
33.2x25.1%€41.1m
25.3x10.7%US$14.2b
CIEN Ciena
71.3x39.5%US$9.6b
JNP Juniper Networks
46.9x30.9%€11.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JNP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46.9x) compared to the peer average (35x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does JNP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Communications Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
JNP 46.9xIndustry Avg. 31.4xNo. of Companies7PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JNP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46.9x) compared to the Global Communications industry average (32.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JNP'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.

JNP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio46.9x
Fair PE Ratio20.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: JNP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x).


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 JNP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€33.37
€36.64
+9.8%
2.3%€36.91€34.14n/a10
Nov ’25€35.75
€36.64
+2.5%
2.3%€36.91€34.14n/a10
Jul ’25€33.71
€37.39
+10.9%
0.8%€38.22€37.29n/a9
Jun ’25€32.51
€37.39
+15.0%
0.8%€38.22€37.29n/a9
May ’25€32.78
€37.45
+14.2%
0.8%€38.33€37.02n/a10
Apr ’25€34.34
€37.08
+8.0%
0.3%€37.12€36.75n/a10
Mar ’25€34.22
€37.08
+8.4%
0.3%€37.12€36.75n/a10
Feb ’25€34.17
€36.33
+6.3%
5.7%€37.02€30.08n/a10
Jan ’25€26.52
€29.34
+10.6%
9.0%€33.09€25.74n/a17
Dec ’24€25.95
€29.88
+15.1%
9.2%€34.07€25.55n/a17
Nov ’24€25.21
€29.88
+18.5%
9.2%€34.07€25.55€35.7517
Oct ’24€26.41
€29.86
+13.1%
9.8%€34.71€25.58€35.0317
Sep ’24€26.77
€29.86
+11.5%
9.8%€34.71€25.58€35.0717
Aug ’24€25.46
€29.80
+17.0%
9.6%€34.47€25.40€35.1117
Jul ’24€28.75
€33.27
+15.7%
10.9%€38.49€26.58€33.7116
Jun ’24€28.30
€33.86
+19.6%
11.3%€39.30€27.14€32.5115
May ’24€26.60
€32.57
+22.5%
12.3%€38.12€26.32€32.7816
Apr ’24€31.21
€33.33
+6.8%
12.2%€39.43€26.59€34.3418
Mar ’24€28.72
€32.68
+13.8%
12.2%€39.14€26.40€34.2218
Feb ’24€27.54
€32.68
+18.7%
12.2%€39.14€26.40€34.1718
Jan ’24€29.71
€32.60
+9.7%
12.3%€39.56€27.31€26.5218
Dec ’23€31.28
€34.64
+10.7%
12.9%€42.51€25.31€25.9518
Nov ’23€31.03
€34.64
+11.6%
12.9%€42.51€25.31€25.2118

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


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