James Fisher and Sons plc

BATS-CHIXE:FSJL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£151.1m

James Fisher and Sons Valuation

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

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
UK£2.92
Fair Value
3.7% overvalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: FSJL (£3.03) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£2.92)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FSJL is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FSJL. This is calculated by dividing FSJL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FSJL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio3.3x
EarningsUK£46.30m
Market CapUK£151.06m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for FSJL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.5x
BMS Braemar
14.3x29.9%UK£69.0m
GOLD Gold Bond Group
26xn/a₪802.7m
JTC JTC Logistics Transportation & Stevedoring K.S.C.P
8.3xn/aد.ك55.4m
6117 Rizhao Port Jurong
5.4xn/aHK$1.2b
FSJL James Fisher and Sons
3.3x-51.0%UK£151.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FSJL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.3x) compared to the peer average (13.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FSJL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Infrastructure Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies8PE01020304050+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FSJL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.3x) compared to the European Infrastructure industry average (17x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FSJL'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.

FSJL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio3.3x
Fair PE Ratio2.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FSJL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.1x).

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 FSJL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£3.03
UK£4.55
+50.2%
10.8%UK£5.30UK£4.00n/a4
Apr ’26UK£3.11
UK£4.55
+46.4%
10.8%UK£5.30UK£4.00n/a4
Mar ’26UK£3.44
UK£5.23
+52.1%
28.8%UK£8.15UK£4.00n/a5
Feb ’26UK£3.05
UK£5.14
+68.6%
30.2%UK£8.15UK£3.75n/a5
Jan ’26n/a
UK£5.20
0%
33.3%UK£8.15UK£3.75n/a4
Dec ’25UK£2.93
UK£5.20
+77.6%
33.3%UK£8.15UK£3.75n/a4
Nov ’25UK£3.40
UK£5.20
+53.0%
33.3%UK£8.15UK£3.75n/a4
Oct ’25UK£3.55
UK£5.29
+49.0%
35.6%UK£8.50UK£3.75n/a4
Sep ’25n/a
UK£4.80
0%
19.8%UK£6.00UK£3.75n/a4
Aug ’25UK£3.39
UK£4.80
+41.6%
19.8%UK£6.00UK£3.75n/a4
Jul ’25UK£3.15
UK£4.80
+52.4%
19.8%UK£6.00UK£3.75n/a4
Jun ’25UK£3.15
UK£5.10
+61.9%
19.1%UK£6.00UK£3.75n/a3
May ’25UK£2.75
UK£5.10
+85.5%
19.1%UK£6.00UK£3.75UK£3.033
Apr ’25UK£2.66
UK£4.43
+66.7%
18.0%UK£5.55UK£3.75UK£3.113
Mar ’25UK£2.62
UK£4.43
+69.2%
18.0%UK£5.55UK£3.75UK£3.443
Feb ’25UK£3.39
UK£4.80
+41.6%
15.5%UK£5.85UK£4.25UK£3.053
Jan ’25n/a
UK£4.80
0%
15.5%UK£5.85UK£4.25n/a3
Dec ’24UK£2.85
UK£4.80
+68.4%
15.5%UK£5.85UK£4.25UK£2.933
Nov ’24UK£2.98
UK£5.22
+75.4%
12.7%UK£5.85UK£4.30UK£3.403
Oct ’24UK£3.30
UK£5.22
+58.3%
12.7%UK£5.85UK£4.30UK£3.553
Sep ’24UK£3.31
UK£5.42
+63.6%
16.2%UK£6.45UK£4.30n/a3
Aug ’24UK£4.01
UK£5.42
+35.1%
16.2%UK£6.45UK£4.30UK£3.393
Jul ’24UK£4.04
UK£5.42
+34.1%
16.2%UK£6.45UK£4.30UK£3.153
Jun ’24UK£3.73
UK£4.90
+31.4%
12.2%UK£5.50UK£4.30UK£3.152
May ’24UK£3.27
UK£4.75
+45.3%
15.8%UK£5.50UK£4.00UK£2.752
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 4 Analysts
UK£4.60
Fair Value
34.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/01 15:54
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/01 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

James Fisher and Sons plc is covered by 11 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alexander BrooksCanaccord Genuity
Peter AshworthCharles Stanley Securities
Thomas RandsDavy