Alcon Valuation

Is ALCZ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: ALCZ (CHF80.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF88.68)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ALCZ 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 ALCZ?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ALCZ 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/Revenue5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA21.4x
PEG Ratio4.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for ALCZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.6x
CTEC ConvaTec Group
49.8x20.7%UK£5.1b
AMS Advanced Medical Solutions Group
29.7x14.8%UK£471.8m
SN. Smith & Nephew
41.8x21.6%UK£8.6b
TSTL Tristel
33.1x22.3%UK£199.7m
ALCZ Alcon
42x9.6%CHF39.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ALCZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42x) compared to the peer average (38.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ALCZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Medical Equipment Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a22.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ALCZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42x) compared to the European Medical Equipment industry average (31.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ALCZ'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.

ALCZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio42x
Fair PE Ratio38.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ALCZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.1x).


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 ALCZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF80.90
CHF84.24
+4.1%
10.2%CHF91.35CHF61.72n/a16
May ’25CHF71.28
CHF84.69
+18.8%
9.5%CHF92.19CHF64.16n/a16
Apr ’25CHF74.82
CHF84.13
+12.4%
10.0%CHF91.61CHF63.76n/a16
Mar ’25CHF76.12
CHF80.16
+5.3%
11.4%CHF90.46CHF59.22n/a16
Feb ’25CHF64.95
CHF78.50
+20.9%
9.9%CHF90.11CHF57.44n/a15
Jan ’25CHF65.60
CHF76.88
+17.2%
11.3%CHF89.97CHF56.26n/a12
Dec ’24CHF65.82
CHF79.41
+20.7%
9.1%CHF91.06CHF64.51n/a14
Nov ’24CHF65.54
CHF83.82
+27.9%
8.4%CHF93.25CHF65.97n/a13
Oct ’24CHF70.88
CHF86.99
+22.7%
6.0%CHF94.76CHF77.68n/a12
Sep ’24CHF73.12
CHF84.38
+15.4%
6.2%CHF91.82CHF73.49n/a13
Aug ’24CHF74.02
CHF81.56
+10.2%
7.9%CHF90.04CHF68.76n/a12
Jul ’24CHF73.92
CHF83.18
+12.5%
6.9%CHF90.13CHF71.87n/a12
Jun ’24CHF71.12
CHF83.18
+17.0%
6.9%CHF90.13CHF71.87CHF80.9012
May ’24CHF64.76
CHF78.12
+20.6%
9.1%CHF86.47CHF62.61CHF71.2812
Apr ’24CHF64.84
CHF78.86
+21.6%
9.3%CHF88.21CHF63.87CHF74.8211
Mar ’24CHF63.42
CHF79.56
+25.4%
8.9%CHF88.11CHF63.88CHF76.1211
Feb ’24CHF68.82
CHF76.95
+11.8%
11.2%CHF85.39CHF58.57CHF64.9511
Jan ’24CHF63.20
CHF76.01
+20.3%
11.2%CHF84.90CHF58.94CHF65.6010
Dec ’23CHF65.42
CHF79.53
+21.6%
9.4%CHF87.44CHF60.70CHF65.828
Nov ’23CHF60.48
CHF84.19
+39.2%
5.1%CHF89.51CHF74.70CHF65.548
Oct ’23CHF57.88
CHF81.32
+40.5%
4.1%CHF86.07CHF74.76CHF70.888
Sep ’23CHF64.42
CHF83.16
+29.1%
4.3%CHF88.65CHF76.30CHF73.127
Aug ’23CHF74.42
CHF80.47
+8.1%
7.6%CHF87.71CHF66.66CHF74.028
Jul ’23CHF67.40
CHF79.64
+18.2%
7.6%CHF86.70CHF65.89CHF73.928
Jun ’23CHF70.92
CHF81.36
+14.7%
7.8%CHF88.08CHF66.94CHF71.128

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


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