Microsoft Corporation

BATS-CHIXE:MSFD Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.9t

Microsoft Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MSFD (€381.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€414.87)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MSFD 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 MSFD?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MSFD 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/Revenue13.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA24.8x
PEG Ratio2.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MSFD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average52x
DARK Darktrace
43.4x6.2%UK£3.8b
ORCL Oracle
31.2x14.6%US$319.8b
SGE Sage Group
56.7x17.3%UK£12.0b
NOW ServiceNow
76.9x7.1%US$150.0b
MSFD Microsoft
35.7x12.7%€3.1t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MSFD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.7x) compared to the peer average (51.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MSFD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.7x) compared to the UK Software industry average (38.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MSFD'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.

MSFD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35.7x
Fair PE Ratio85.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MSFD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (85.9x).


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 MSFD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€381.90
€442.31
+15.8%
7.2%€556.20€370.52n/a52
May ’25€374.10
€447.07
+19.5%
7.2%€562.08€374.44n/a52
Apr ’25€389.05
€437.69
+12.5%
7.4%€558.60€372.12n/a53
Mar ’25€376.90
€430.33
+14.2%
7.4%€554.52€369.40n/a51
Feb ’25€370.80
€420.37
+13.4%
8.4%€552.00€340.40n/a49
Jan ’25€337.30
€374.49
+11.0%
9.7%€540.30€268.44n/a51
Dec ’24€347.45
€370.24
+6.6%
6.9%€432.39€271.36n/a50
Nov ’24€320.35
€381.05
+18.9%
6.6%€425.21€281.67n/a50
Oct ’24€297.65
€372.51
+25.1%
7.4%€416.33€282.06n/a49
Sep ’24€302.20
€357.04
+18.1%
10.0%€403.30€212.65n/a49
Aug ’24€304.65
€355.29
+16.6%
9.7%€409.73€211.24n/a50
Jul ’24n/a
€318.50
0%
10.9%€412.65€212.74n/a46
Jun ’24n/a
€319.70
0%
10.7%€421.07€217.08n/a47
May ’24€267.45
€302.13
+13.0%
9.3%€382.83€211.47€374.1048
Apr ’24n/a
€274.80
0%
12.2%€387.20€195.44€389.0547
Mar ’24n/a
€275.78
0%
11.2%€387.74€200.00€376.9047
Feb ’24n/a
€263.20
0%
11.5%€378.08€195.02€370.8047
Jan ’24n/a
€279.21
0%
11.4%€386.59€220.10€337.3045
Dec ’23n/a
€296.27
0%
11.5%€410.01€233.44€347.4544
Nov ’23n/a
€304.16
0%
11.0%€416.10€258.16€320.3542
Oct ’23n/a
€340.58
0%
9.1%€419.34€286.21€297.6542
Sep ’23n/a
€333.02
0%
9.2%€410.26€280.02€302.2042
Aug ’23n/a
€328.23
0%
9.8%€402.37€269.23€304.6541
Jul ’23n/a
€341.70
0%
7.7%€393.57€285.54n/a41
Jun ’23n/a
€339.31
0%
6.9%€385.76€279.87n/a43
May ’23n/a
€345.66
0%
6.6%€389.71€282.73€267.4544

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


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