Aptitude Software Group plc

BATS-CHIXE:APTDL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£165.3m

Aptitude Software Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

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

UK£4.09
Fair Value
26.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: APTDL (£2.99) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£4.09)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for APTDL. This is calculated by dividing APTDL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is APTDL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio37.8x
EarningsUK£4.38m
Market CapUK£165.27m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for APTDL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average44x
ACSO accesso Technology Group
19.8x-5.11%UK£151.8m
QTX Quartix Technologies
27.2x13.46%UK£142.9m
DOTD dotdigital Group
17.8x9.86%UK£201.3m
AOM ActiveOps
111.2x43.34%UK£122.8m
APTDL Aptitude Software Group
37.8x25.45%UK£165.3m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: APTDL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the peer average (44x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does APTDL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Software Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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No. of Companies5PE020406080100+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: APTDL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the UK Software industry average (31.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is APTDL'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.

APTDL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.8x
Fair PE Ratio38.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: APTDL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.9x).

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 APTDL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£2.99
UK£4.21
+40.80%
5.70%UK£4.45UK£3.97n/a2
Oct ’26UK£3.00
UK£4.21
+40.33%
5.70%UK£4.45UK£3.97n/a2
Sep ’26UK£2.88
UK£4.21
+46.18%
5.70%UK£4.45UK£3.97n/a2
Aug ’26UK£3.00
UK£4.32
+43.83%
3.13%UK£4.45UK£4.18n/a2
Jul ’26UK£3.35
UK£4.32
+28.81%
3.13%UK£4.45UK£4.18n/a2
Jun ’26UK£2.82
UK£4.32
+53.01%
3.13%UK£4.45UK£4.18n/a2
May ’26UK£2.85
UK£4.32
+51.40%
3.13%UK£4.45UK£4.18n/a2
Apr ’26UK£3.00
UK£4.32
+43.83%
3.13%UK£4.45UK£4.18n/a2
Mar ’26UK£3.15
UK£4.60
+46.03%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Feb ’26UK£3.39
UK£4.60
+35.69%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Jan ’26UK£3.35
UK£4.60
+37.31%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Dec ’25UK£3.39
UK£4.60
+35.69%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Nov ’25UK£3.46
UK£4.60
+32.95%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Oct ’25UK£3.51
UK£4.60
+31.05%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50UK£3.002
Sep ’25UK£3.55
UK£4.60
+29.58%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50UK£2.882
Aug ’25UK£3.83
UK£4.60
+20.10%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50UK£3.002
Jul ’25UK£3.77
UK£4.60
+22.02%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50UK£3.352
Jun ’25UK£3.74
UK£4.60
+22.99%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50UK£2.822
May ’25UK£3.05
UK£4.60
+50.82%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50UK£2.852
Apr ’25UK£3.06
UK£4.60
+50.33%
2.17%UK£4.70UK£4.50UK£3.002
Mar ’25UK£3.21
UK£5.22
+62.51%
5.87%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.153
Feb ’25UK£3.00
UK£5.22
+73.89%
5.87%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.393
Jan ’25n/a
UK£5.22
0%
5.87%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.353
Dec ’24UK£2.66
UK£5.22
+96.12%
5.87%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.393
Nov ’24UK£2.33
UK£5.22
+123.89%
5.87%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.463
Oct ’24UK£2.83
UK£5.22
+84.66%
5.87%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.513
UK£4.27
Fair Value
29.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/13 05:32
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/10 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

Aptitude Software Group plc is covered by 4 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kai KorscheltCanaccord Genuity
Julian YatesInvestec Bank plc (UK)
Harvey RobinsonPanmure Liberum