Aptitude Software Group plc

LSE:APTD Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£183.1m

Aptitude Software Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: APTD (£3.25) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£6.16)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for APTD. This is calculated by dividing APTD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is APTD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio37.7x
EarningsUK£4.86m
Market CapUK£183.13m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for APTD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32.4x
NET Netcall
28.6xn/aUK£167.6m
ADVT AdvancedAdvT
42.4xn/aUK£196.5m
ACSO accesso Technology Group
33.5x13.5%UK£225.0m
DOTD dotdigital Group
25.2x10.5%UK£279.2m
APTD Aptitude Software Group
37.7x17.4%UK£183.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: APTD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.7x) compared to the peer average (32.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SORT Sorted Group Holdings
2.9xn/aUS$5.24m
No more companies available in this PE range
APTD 37.7xIndustry Avg. 36.4xNo. of Companies5PE020406080100+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: APTD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.7x) compared to the UK Software industry average (36.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is APTD'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.

APTD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.7x
Fair PE Ratio30.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: APTD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.5x).

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 APTD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£3.25
UK£4.60
+41.5%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Dec ’25UK£3.37
UK£4.60
+36.5%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Nov ’25UK£3.52
UK£4.60
+30.7%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Oct ’25UK£3.31
UK£4.60
+39.0%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Sep ’25UK£3.47
UK£4.60
+32.6%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Aug ’25UK£3.78
UK£4.60
+21.7%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Jul ’25UK£3.70
UK£4.60
+24.3%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Jun ’25UK£3.70
UK£4.60
+24.3%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
May ’25UK£2.92
UK£4.60
+57.5%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Apr ’25UK£3.08
UK£4.60
+49.4%
2.2%UK£4.70UK£4.50n/a2
Mar ’25UK£3.23
UK£5.22
+61.5%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00n/a3
Feb ’25UK£3.04
UK£5.22
+71.9%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00n/a3
Jan ’25UK£2.80
UK£5.22
+86.3%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00n/a3
Dec ’24UK£2.70
UK£5.22
+93.2%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.373
Nov ’24UK£2.40
UK£5.22
+117.4%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.523
Oct ’24UK£2.83
UK£5.22
+84.7%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.313
Sep ’24UK£2.94
UK£5.22
+77.4%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.473
Aug ’24UK£2.86
UK£5.22
+82.4%
5.9%UK£5.65UK£5.00UK£3.783
Jul ’24UK£3.40
UK£6.28
+84.8%
11.1%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£3.703
Jun ’24UK£3.40
UK£6.28
+84.8%
11.1%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£3.703
May ’24UK£3.41
UK£6.28
+84.3%
11.1%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£2.923
Apr ’24UK£3.75
UK£6.28
+67.6%
11.1%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£3.083
Mar ’24UK£3.79
UK£6.47
+70.6%
11.0%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£3.233
Feb ’24UK£3.47
UK£6.47
+86.4%
11.0%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£3.043
Jan ’24UK£3.50
UK£6.47
+84.8%
11.0%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£2.803
Dec ’23UK£3.61
UK£6.47
+79.4%
11.0%UK£7.20UK£5.50UK£2.703

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 Analysis2024/12/18 07:24
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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 6 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