Wolters Kluwer Valuation
Is WKLA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation 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 WKLA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: WKLA (€151.28) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€162.82)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WKLA is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WKLA?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is WKLA's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | €36.04b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 6.9x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 22.7x |
| PEG Ratio | 4.9x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does WKLA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 40x | ||
EXPN Experian | 36x | 11.2% | UK£33.9b |
REL RELX | 36.9x | 9.2% | UK£65.7b |
ITRK Intertek Group | 27.2x | 9.5% | UK£8.1b |
DATA GlobalData | 59.7x | 26.3% | UK£1.8b |
WKLA Wolters Kluwer | 35.8x | 7.4% | €36.0b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WKLA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.8x) compared to the peer average (40x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does WKLA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Professional Services Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WKLA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.8x) compared to the UK Professional Services industry average (20x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is WKLA'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.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PE Ratio | 35.8x |
| Fair PE Ratio | n/a |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate WKLA'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?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | €151.28 | €149.50 -1.2% | 12.9% | €172.00 | €113.00 | n/a | 14 |
| May ’25 | n/a | €149.36 0% | 12.8% | €172.00 | €113.00 | n/a | 14 |
| Apr ’25 | €145.90 | €146.82 +0.6% | 11.9% | €170.00 | €113.00 | n/a | 14 |
| Mar ’25 | €145.68 | €145.38 -0.2% | 11.7% | €165.00 | €113.00 | n/a | 12 |
| Feb ’25 | €138.08 | €139.54 +1.1% | 12.0% | €158.00 | €112.00 | n/a | 12 |
| Jan ’25 | n/a | €128.63 0% | 9.2% | €145.00 | €112.00 | n/a | 12 |
| Dec ’24 | €125.63 | €126.92 +1.0% | 8.3% | €142.00 | €112.00 | n/a | 12 |
| Nov ’24 | €121.45 | €125.92 +3.7% | 10.0% | €142.00 | €99.00 | n/a | 12 |
| Oct ’24 | n/a | €123.04 0% | 9.3% | €140.00 | €99.00 | n/a | 12 |
| Sep ’24 | €112.35 | €123.12 +9.6% | 9.0% | €140.00 | €99.00 | n/a | 13 |
| Aug ’24 | n/a | €122.83 0% | 10.0% | €140.00 | €92.00 | n/a | 12 |
| Jul ’24 | €116.35 | €115.46 -0.8% | 21.9% | €140.00 | €43.00 | n/a | 13 |
| Jun ’24 | €107.05 | €115.46 +7.9% | 21.9% | €140.00 | €43.00 | n/a | 13 |
| May ’24 | €119.78 | €113.99 -4.8% | 22.2% | €140.00 | €43.00 | n/a | 13 |
| Apr ’24 | €116.53 | €112.79 -3.2% | 21.5% | €140.00 | €43.00 | €145.90 | 14 |
| Mar ’24 | €109.70 | €112.01 +2.1% | 21.0% | €135.00 | €43.00 | €145.68 | 14 |
| Feb ’24 | €99.70 | €108.39 +8.7% | 20.1% | €129.00 | €43.00 | €138.08 | 15 |
| Jan ’24 | €99.78 | €108.68 +8.9% | 19.9% | €133.00 | €43.00 | n/a | 16 |
| Dec ’23 | €105.13 | €108.43 +3.1% | 19.7% | €133.00 | €43.00 | €125.63 | 16 |
| Nov ’23 | €107.48 | €107.98 +0.5% | 19.2% | €130.00 | €43.00 | €121.45 | 17 |
| Oct ’23 | €98.22 | €103.64 +5.5% | 20.5% | €130.00 | €43.00 | n/a | 18 |
| Sep ’23 | €97.91 | €101.14 +3.3% | 20.5% | €125.00 | €43.00 | €112.35 | 17 |
| Aug ’23 | €105.55 | €98.51 -6.7% | 19.2% | €120.00 | €43.00 | n/a | 17 |
| Jul ’23 | €92.51 | €97.79 +5.7% | 19.8% | €116.00 | €43.00 | €116.35 | 17 |
| Jun ’23 | €92.20 | €96.69 +4.9% | 19.9% | €116.00 | €43.00 | €107.05 | 18 |
| May ’23 | €96.86 | €95.86 -1.0% | 19.4% | €115.46 | €43.00 | €119.78 | 18 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.