Canara Bank Valuation

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

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

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

Below Fair Value: CANBK (₹99.61) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₹161.8)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CANBK. This is calculated by dividing CANBK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CANBK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio5.6x
Earnings₹159.97b
Market Cap₹903.53b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for CANBK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15x
UNIONBANK Union Bank of India
5.8x5.0%₹891.5b
IOB Indian Overseas Bank
33.4xn/a₹990.5b
IDBI IDBI Bank
12.1xn/a₹817.5b
INDUSINDBK IndusInd Bank
8.9x16.6%₹724.1b
CANBK Canara Bank
5.6x6.3%₹903.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CANBK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.6x) compared to the peer average (15x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CANBK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the IN Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
CANBK 5.6xIndustry Avg. 9.9xNo. of Companies7PE0816243240+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CANBK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.6x) compared to the Indian Banks industry average (9.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CANBK'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.

CANBK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio5.6x
Fair PE Ratio9.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CANBK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x).


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 CANBK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹99.61
₹121.81
+22.3%
11.9%₹140.00₹83.00n/a16
Dec ’25₹102.01
₹121.81
+19.4%
11.9%₹140.00₹83.00n/a16
Nov ’25₹103.96
₹121.00
+16.4%
12.1%₹140.00₹83.00n/a15
Oct ’25₹110.49
₹121.47
+9.9%
13.9%₹145.00₹83.00n/a15
Sep ’25₹111.53
₹121.60
+9.0%
13.5%₹145.00₹88.00n/a15
Aug ’25₹112.69
₹121.60
+7.9%
13.5%₹145.00₹88.00n/a15
Jul ’25₹118.36
₹120.24
+1.6%
15.9%₹140.00₹82.00n/a15
Jun ’25₹118.00
₹114.84
-2.7%
18.1%₹140.00₹73.00n/a15
May ’25₹124.39
₹104.59
-15.9%
17.2%₹134.00₹73.00n/a15
Apr ’25₹117.81
₹103.25
-12.4%
16.9%₹134.00₹73.00n/a15
Mar ’25₹115.73
₹100.34
-13.3%
16.9%₹132.00₹72.00n/a14
Feb ’25₹100.30
₹97.06
-3.2%
12.9%₹114.00₹72.00n/a14
Jan ’25₹88.48
₹85.76
-3.1%
11.8%₹110.00₹72.00n/a14
Dec ’24₹82.06
₹83.19
+1.4%
9.8%₹98.00₹63.00₹102.0114
Nov ’24₹76.66
₹81.74
+6.6%
10.1%₹93.20₹63.00₹103.9614
Oct ’24₹75.25
₹76.80
+2.1%
8.0%₹86.80₹63.00₹110.4913
Sep ’24₹65.68
₹76.49
+16.5%
8.4%₹86.80₹63.00₹111.5313
Aug ’24₹68.13
₹76.49
+12.3%
8.4%₹86.80₹63.00₹112.6913
Jul ’24₹60.37
₹74.23
+23.0%
7.0%₹82.80₹63.00₹118.3612
Jun ’24₹61.88
₹74.07
+19.7%
7.6%₹82.80₹61.00₹118.0012
May ’24₹63.49
₹73.42
+15.6%
6.1%₹80.00₹68.00₹124.3911
Apr ’24₹56.89
₹72.96
+28.2%
6.2%₹82.00₹68.00₹117.8110
Mar ’24₹57.76
₹73.46
+27.2%
5.7%₹82.00₹68.00₹115.7310
Feb ’24₹56.89
₹73.46
+29.1%
5.7%₹82.00₹68.00₹100.3010
Jan ’24₹66.66
₹64.46
-3.3%
9.4%₹76.40₹56.00₹88.4810
Dec ’23₹64.18
₹63.16
-1.6%
10.0%₹76.40₹56.00₹82.0610

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 Analysis2024/12/21 22:55
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

Canara Bank is covered by 50 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Clyton FernandesAnand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited
null nullAnand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited
Vaibhav AgrawalAngel Broking Private Limited