General Electric Company

LSE:GEC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$177.7b

General Electric Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GEC ($105) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($131.41)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

GEC 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/Revenue2.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA21.2x
PEG Ratio3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GEC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.2x
BA. BAE Systems
21.7x6.7%UK£40.4b
RR. Rolls-Royce Holdings
14.6x-6.9%UK£35.2b
BAB Babcock International Group
78.4x29.7%UK£2.6b
QQ. QinetiQ Group
18x16.0%UK£1.9b
GEC General Electric
42.4x14.3%US$177.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GEC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.4x) compared to the peer average (33.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GEC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a19.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GEC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.4x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (29.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GEC'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.

GEC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio42.4x
Fair PE Ratio40.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GEC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (40.7x).


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 GEC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$105.00
US$179.16
+70.6%
8.6%US$211.00US$148.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$105.00
US$172.62
+64.4%
13.6%US$210.00US$120.00n/a17
Mar ’25US$105.00
US$157.86
+50.3%
11.9%US$185.00US$120.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$105.00
US$143.56
+36.7%
8.4%US$165.00US$120.00n/a16
Jan ’25US$105.00
US$136.50
+30.0%
8.5%US$155.00US$115.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$105.00
US$131.00
+24.8%
7.7%US$150.00US$115.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$105.00
US$131.00
+24.8%
7.7%US$150.00US$115.00n/a16
Oct ’24US$105.00
US$127.89
+21.8%
7.2%US$141.00US$110.00n/a16
Sep ’24US$105.00
US$127.45
+21.4%
6.8%US$140.00US$110.00n/a16
Aug ’24US$105.00
US$123.87
+18.0%
8.9%US$140.00US$99.60n/a17
Jul ’24US$105.00
US$110.03
+4.8%
8.7%US$125.00US$90.00n/a19
Jun ’24US$105.00
US$108.18
+3.0%
7.3%US$121.00US$90.00n/a20
May ’24US$105.00
US$107.03
+1.9%
7.0%US$120.00US$91.90n/a18
Apr ’24US$105.00
US$99.18
-5.5%
6.3%US$113.00US$90.00US$105.0019
Mar ’24US$105.00
US$87.39
-16.8%
12.4%US$100.00US$50.00US$105.0019
Feb ’24US$105.00
US$85.73
-18.4%
11.5%US$97.00US$50.00US$105.0019
Jan ’24US$105.00
US$93.63
-10.8%
14.8%US$122.00US$58.00US$105.0019
Dec ’23US$105.00
US$90.61
-13.7%
15.7%US$122.00US$58.00US$105.0018
Nov ’23US$105.00
US$88.53
-15.7%
14.9%US$122.00US$58.00US$105.0019
Oct ’23US$105.00
US$88.95
-15.3%
16.4%US$122.00US$50.00US$105.0019
Sep ’23US$105.00
US$89.37
-14.9%
16.5%US$122.00US$50.00US$105.0019
Aug ’23US$105.00
US$90.00
-14.3%
17.5%US$122.00US$50.00US$105.0018
Jul ’23US$105.00
US$100.39
-4.4%
19.2%US$129.00US$55.00US$105.0018
Jun ’23US$105.00
US$102.53
-2.4%
17.2%US$129.00US$55.00US$105.0019
May ’23US$105.00
US$107.22
+2.1%
15.8%US$129.00US$55.00US$105.0018
Apr ’23US$105.00
US$114.86
+9.4%
15.4%US$133.00US$55.00US$105.0018

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


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