Shield Therapeutics plc

AIM:STX Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£67.8m

Shield Therapeutics Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of STX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: STX (£0.06) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (£0.36)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: STX is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As STX is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for STX. This is calculated by dividing STX's market cap by their current revenue.
What is STX's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.8x
SalesUS$49.70m
Market CapUS$91.18m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does STX's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for STX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average3.4x
EAH ECO Animal Health Group
0.8x4.28%UK£65.7m
ANCR Animalcare Group
2.6x5.16%UK£228.9m
FUM Futura Medical
0.5xn/aUK£3.9m
AGY Allergy Therapeutics
9.9xn/aUK£569.9m
STX Shield Therapeutics
1.8x24.08%UK£67.8m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: STX is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.8x) compared to the peer average (3.4x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does STX's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Pharmaceuticals Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals
1.3x4.55%US$4.21b
EAH ECO Animal Health Group
0.8x4.28%US$88.34m
FUM Futura Medical
0.5xn/aUS$5.23m
No more companies available in this PS range
STX 1.8xIndustry Avg. 4.1xNo. of Companies6PS0612182430+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: STX is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.8x) compared to the European Pharmaceuticals industry average (4.1x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is STX's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

STX PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.8x
Fair PS Ratio3.8x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: STX is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.8x).

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 STX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£0.064
UK£0.17
+172.96%
23.24%UK£0.23UK£0.14n/a3
May ’27UK£0.079
UK£0.17
+119.41%
23.24%UK£0.23UK£0.14n/a3
Apr ’27UK£0.089
UK£0.17
+93.66%
23.24%UK£0.23UK£0.14n/a3
Mar ’27UK£0.10
UK£0.17
+73.33%
23.24%UK£0.23UK£0.14n/a3
Feb ’27UK£0.11
UK£0.17
+61.24%
23.24%UK£0.23UK£0.14n/a3
Jan ’27UK£0.099
UK£0.16
+62.44%
33.46%UK£0.23UK£0.10n/a3
Dec ’26UK£0.097
UK£0.16
+64.95%
33.46%UK£0.23UK£0.10n/a3
Nov ’26UK£0.067
UK£0.16
+140.60%
33.46%UK£0.23UK£0.10n/a3
Oct ’26UK£0.077
UK£0.14
+78.35%
59.22%UK£0.23UK£0.032n/a3
Sep ’26UK£0.068
UK£0.14
+101.96%
59.22%UK£0.23UK£0.032n/a3
Aug ’26UK£0.045
UK£0.14
+205.18%
59.22%UK£0.23UK£0.032n/a3
Jul ’26UK£0.029
UK£0.14
+381.86%
59.22%UK£0.23UK£0.032n/a3
Jun ’26UK£0.024
UK£0.14
+472.21%
59.22%UK£0.23UK£0.032n/a3
May ’26UK£0.024
UK£0.14
+484.38%
59.22%UK£0.23UK£0.032UK£0.0793
Apr ’26UK£0.029
UK£0.14
+380.45%
56.52%UK£0.23UK£0.038UK£0.0893
Mar ’26UK£0.033
UK£0.14
+322.21%
56.52%UK£0.23UK£0.038UK£0.103
Feb ’26UK£0.028
UK£0.17
+498.21%
79.10%UK£0.30UK£0.035UK£0.112
Jan ’26UK£0.027
UK£0.17
+520.37%
79.10%UK£0.30UK£0.035UK£0.0992
Dec ’25UK£0.029
UK£0.17
+477.59%
79.10%UK£0.30UK£0.035UK£0.0972
Nov ’25UK£0.03
UK£0.17
+458.33%
79.10%UK£0.30UK£0.035UK£0.0672
Oct ’25UK£0.044
UK£0.17
+280.68%
79.10%UK£0.30UK£0.035UK£0.0772
Sep ’25UK£0.05
UK£0.16
+220.00%
87.50%UK£0.30UK£0.02UK£0.0682
Aug ’25UK£0.03
UK£0.16
+433.33%
87.50%UK£0.30UK£0.02UK£0.0452
Jul ’25UK£0.018
UK£0.16
+788.89%
87.50%UK£0.30UK£0.02UK£0.0292
Jun ’25UK£0.021
UK£0.16
+680.49%
87.50%UK£0.30UK£0.02UK£0.0242
UK£0.17
Fair Value
63.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/25 01:53
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Shield Therapeutics plc 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
Howard MillerCanaccord Genuity
Mark BrewerCavendish
Michael MitchellCavendish