Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

DB:CV5 Stock Report

Market Cap: €693.6m

Covenant Logistics Group Valuation

Is CV5 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 CV5 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CV5 (€52) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€457.58)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CV5 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CV5?

Key metric: As CV5 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CV5. This is calculated by dividing CV5's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CV5's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.2x
EarningsUS$41.40m
Market CapUS$719.08m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CV5's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CV5 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.1x
3WB Waberer's International Nyrt
9.5xn/a€154.9m
TGHN Logwin
9.6x-7.4%€679.5m
EUK3 EUROKAI GmbH KGaA
11x13.5%€452.5m
HHFA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik
42.5x55.0%€1.3b
CV5 Covenant Logistics Group
17.2xn/a€719.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CV5 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the peer average (18.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CV5's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Transportation Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CV5 17.2xIndustry Avg. 12.0xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CV5 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the European Transportation industry average (12.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CV5'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.

CV5 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.2x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CV5's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


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 CV5 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€52.00
€66.74
+28.3%
1.2%€67.69€65.78n/a3
Dec ’25€55.00
€64.85
+17.9%
1.2%€65.77€63.92n/a3
Nov ’25€46.40
€64.85
+39.8%
1.2%€65.77€63.92n/a3
Oct ’25€47.20
€64.78
+37.2%
0.7%€65.39€64.47n/a3
Sep ’25€47.00
€64.78
+37.8%
0.7%€65.39€64.47n/a3
Aug ’25€51.50
€64.78
+25.8%
0.7%€65.39€64.47n/a3
Jul ’25€45.60
€62.40
+36.8%
3.2%€65.19€60.53n/a3
Jun ’25€42.80
€62.49
+46.0%
3.2%€65.29€60.63n/a3
May ’25€42.40
€62.49
+47.4%
3.2%€65.29€60.63n/a3
Apr ’25€42.20
€62.75
+48.7%
2.9%€64.60€60.90n/a2
Mar ’25€45.00
€62.75
+39.4%
2.9%€64.60€60.90n/a2
Feb ’25€44.60
€64.89
+45.5%
5.2%€69.20€60.89n/a3
Jan ’25€42.00
€55.32
+31.7%
15.7%€64.01€46.63n/a2
Dec ’24€39.00
€56.51
+44.9%
16.7%€65.93€47.10€55.002
Nov ’24€37.20
€56.51
+51.9%
16.7%€65.93€47.10€46.402
Oct ’24€41.40
€56.53
+36.5%
12.9%€63.83€49.24€47.202
Sep ’24€45.20
€56.53
+25.1%
12.9%€63.83€49.24€47.002
Aug ’24€49.60
€56.53
+14.0%
12.9%€63.83€49.24€51.502
Jul ’24€40.40
€47.62
+17.9%
22.3%€58.26€36.99€45.602
Jun ’24€35.60
€47.62
+33.8%
22.3%€58.26€36.99€42.802
May ’24€32.20
€42.54
+32.1%
24.9%€57.42€33.73€42.403
Apr ’24€32.00
€36.37
+13.7%
18.4%€45.85€31.17€42.203
Mar ’24€32.60
€31.68
-2.8%
1.4%€32.14€31.22€45.002
Feb ’24€30.40
€31.68
+4.2%
1.4%€32.14€31.22€44.602
Jan ’24€33.60
€36.21
+7.8%
9.4%€40.52€32.41€42.004
Dec ’23€36.60
€36.21
-1.1%
9.4%€40.52€32.41€39.004

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 23:34
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Donald BroughtonAvondale Partners
Colin ScarolaCFRA Equity Research
Chaz JonesMorgan Keegan & Company