Deutsche Lufthansa Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: LHA (€6.06) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€24.7)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LHA. This is calculated by dividing LHA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LHA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio6.5x
Earnings€1.12b
Market Cap€7.26b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for LHA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.6x
FRA Fraport
10.1x3.7%€4.6b
SIX2 Sixt
14x16.3%€3.1b
601021 Spring Airlines
25.9x26.9%CN¥56.6b
2618 EVA Airways
8.4x-28.5%NT$224.1b
LHA Deutsche Lufthansa
6.5x14.0%€7.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LHA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.5x) compared to the peer average (14.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LHA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Airlines Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LHA 6.5xIndustry Avg. 10.4xNo. of Companies10PE0816243240+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LHA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.5x) compared to the Global Airlines industry average (10.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LHA'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.

LHA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio6.5x
Fair PE Ratio16.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LHA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.4x).


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 LHA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€6.06
€7.19
+18.8%
24.2%€12.00€4.80n/a17
Nov ’25€6.17
€7.15
+15.8%
24.6%€12.00€4.80n/a17
Oct ’25€6.42
€6.81
+6.1%
28.2%€12.00€4.50n/a17
Sep ’25€5.89
€6.83
+16.0%
28.5%€12.00€4.50n/a17
Aug ’25€5.65
€6.99
+23.6%
27.8%€12.00€4.50n/a16
Jul ’25€5.76
€8.05
+39.8%
24.1%€12.30€5.20n/a17
Jun ’25€6.42
€8.49
+32.2%
22.7%€12.30€5.70n/a17
May ’25€6.71
€8.45
+25.8%
23.2%€12.30€5.70n/a17
Apr ’25€7.28
€9.07
+24.6%
22.5%€13.60€6.60n/a17
Mar ’25€7.19
€9.66
+34.3%
22.5%€15.00€6.60n/a18
Feb ’25€7.71
€10.10
+31.0%
24.8%€15.00€6.60n/a17
Jan ’25€8.05
€10.36
+28.7%
25.3%€15.00€6.70n/a17
Dec ’24€8.22
€10.69
+30.0%
22.4%€15.00€6.70n/a17
Nov ’24€6.57
€11.14
+69.6%
20.7%€15.00€7.00€6.1717
Oct ’24€7.51
€11.83
+57.6%
18.6%€15.00€8.00€6.4217
Sep ’24€8.23
€12.21
+48.4%
18.8%€15.50€8.00€5.8916
Aug ’24€9.08
€12.29
+35.4%
18.4%€16.00€8.00€5.6516
Jul ’24€9.38
€12.44
+32.7%
18.6%€17.00€8.00€5.7616
Jun ’24€9.16
€12.67
+38.4%
17.6%€17.00€8.00€6.4215
May ’24€9.73
€11.91
+22.4%
23.7%€16.50€6.09€6.7116
Apr ’24€10.26
€11.48
+11.9%
25.5%€16.50€6.09€7.2816
Mar ’24€9.91
€9.35
-5.6%
22.9%€14.80€6.00€7.1916
Feb ’24€9.68
€8.61
-11.0%
18.6%€10.70€6.00€7.7115
Jan ’24€7.77
€7.98
+2.8%
16.0%€9.80€5.25€8.0513
Dec ’23€7.58
€7.41
-2.2%
18.2%€9.80€5.25€8.2213
Nov ’23€6.95
€6.88
-1.0%
21.7%€9.50€4.75€6.5712

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


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