Abbott Laboratories Valuation

Is 0Q15 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 0Q15 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0Q15 ($114.76) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($140.33)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0Q15 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 0Q15?

Key metric: As 0Q15 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0Q15. This is calculated by dividing 0Q15's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0Q15's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio33.9x
EarningsUS$5.74b
Market CapUS$194.99b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0Q15's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0Q15 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average57.5x
SN. Smith & Nephew
35x22.7%UK£8.5b
ISRG Intuitive Surgical
83.3x11.4%US$186.6b
SYK Stryker
38.7x11.6%US$136.1b
BSX Boston Scientific
73.1x23.3%US$130.7b
0Q15 Abbott Laboratories
34.5x11.6%US$195.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0Q15 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.5x) compared to the peer average (57.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0Q15's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Medical Equipment Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0Q15 33.9xIndustry Avg. 29.6xNo. of Companies9PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0Q15 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.5x) compared to the European Medical Equipment industry average (29.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0Q15'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.

0Q15 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio33.9x
Fair PE Ratio45.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0Q15 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46x).


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 0Q15 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$114.76
US$130.20
+13.5%
7.5%US$149.00US$104.00n/a24
Dec ’25US$118.77
US$129.87
+9.3%
7.4%US$149.00US$104.00n/a24
Nov ’25US$119.39
US$129.17
+8.2%
7.6%US$146.00US$104.00n/a24
Oct ’25US$113.70
US$124.29
+9.3%
8.4%US$143.00US$104.00n/a23
Sep ’25US$112.44
US$123.81
+10.1%
8.5%US$143.00US$104.00n/a22
Aug ’25US$110.18
US$124.61
+13.1%
8.0%US$143.00US$104.00n/a22
Jul ’25US$103.02
US$125.15
+21.5%
7.6%US$143.00US$104.00n/a22
Jun ’25US$101.52
US$125.15
+23.3%
7.6%US$143.00US$104.00n/a22
May ’25US$106.47
US$126.33
+18.7%
7.5%US$143.00US$104.00n/a22
Apr ’25US$113.80
US$125.47
+10.3%
7.2%US$141.00US$104.00n/a22
Mar ’25US$119.36
US$124.92
+4.7%
7.2%US$141.00US$104.00n/a22
Feb ’25US$114.39
US$124.54
+8.9%
7.3%US$141.00US$104.00n/a21
Jan ’25US$110.03
US$117.20
+6.5%
7.7%US$133.00US$100.00n/a21
Dec ’24US$104.63
US$116.25
+11.1%
7.9%US$133.00US$100.00US$118.7721
Nov ’24US$95.52
US$116.25
+21.7%
7.9%US$133.00US$100.00US$119.3921
Oct ’24US$96.51
US$123.77
+28.2%
6.5%US$136.00US$104.00US$113.7020
Sep ’24US$102.66
US$123.77
+20.6%
6.5%US$136.00US$104.00US$112.4420
Aug ’24US$110.51
US$124.05
+12.2%
6.3%US$136.00US$104.00US$110.1820
Jul ’24US$108.59
US$122.33
+12.7%
7.3%US$136.00US$103.00US$103.0221
Jun ’24US$102.23
US$121.64
+19.0%
7.7%US$136.00US$103.00US$101.5222
May ’24US$110.75
US$121.97
+10.1%
7.8%US$136.00US$103.00US$106.4721
Apr ’24US$100.81
US$120.10
+19.1%
7.7%US$140.00US$104.00US$113.8022
Mar ’24US$101.20
US$120.61
+19.2%
8.2%US$140.00US$104.00US$119.3622
Feb ’24US$110.36
US$120.61
+9.3%
8.2%US$140.00US$104.00US$114.3922
Jan ’24US$109.16
US$116.48
+6.7%
10.7%US$144.00US$92.00US$110.0324
Dec ’23US$107.69
US$116.15
+7.9%
10.9%US$144.00US$92.00US$104.6323

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


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 21:55
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

Abbott Laboratories is covered by 61 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Stephan GasteygerAtlantic Equities LLP
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research