HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited

BSE:540777 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹1.2t

HDFC Life Insurance Valuation

Is 540777 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • 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 540777 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 540777 (₹578.25) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹88.85)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 540777 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 540777?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

540777 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/Revenue1.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA118.2x
PEG Ratio5.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 540777's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 540777 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average77.7x
SBILIFE SBI Life Insurance
76.7x11.8%₹1.5t
ICICIPRULI ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
98.7x12.6%₹839.7b
STARHEALTH Star Health and Allied Insurance
36.5x17.7%₹308.4b
MFSL Max Financial Services
98.9x23.8%₹336.4b
540777 HDFC Life Insurance
79x15.4%₹1.2t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 540777 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (79x) compared to the peer average (77.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 540777's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Insurance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a12.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 540777 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (79x) compared to the Asian Insurance industry average (11.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 540777'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.

540777 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio79x
Fair PE Ratio49x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 540777 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (79x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.9x).


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 540777 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹578.25
₹731.19
+26.4%
6.7%₹840.00₹610.00n/a32
May ’25₹583.35
₹731.19
+25.3%
6.7%₹840.00₹610.00n/a32
Apr ’25₹633.90
₹743.35
+17.3%
6.6%₹850.00₹635.00n/a31
Mar ’25₹589.95
₹743.35
+26.0%
6.6%₹850.00₹635.00n/a31
Feb ’25₹586.65
₹742.09
+26.5%
6.5%₹850.00₹635.00n/a32
Jan ’25₹648.00
₹747.06
+15.3%
7.1%₹830.00₹556.00n/a31
Dec ’24₹681.55
₹745.61
+9.4%
6.9%₹830.00₹556.00n/a31
Nov ’24₹620.30
₹737.47
+18.9%
7.9%₹830.00₹556.00n/a32
Oct ’24₹637.50
₹735.81
+15.4%
8.5%₹820.00₹556.00n/a32
Sep ’24₹641.45
₹733.94
+14.4%
8.4%₹820.00₹556.00n/a32
Aug ’24₹642.55
₹728.94
+13.4%
8.8%₹820.00₹556.00n/a32
Jul ’24₹650.75
₹652.72
+0.3%
10.8%₹820.00₹485.00n/a29
Jun ’24₹582.20
₹637.34
+9.5%
8.6%₹752.00₹485.00n/a29
May ’24₹529.75
₹637.34
+20.3%
8.6%₹752.00₹485.00₹583.3529
Apr ’24₹499.35
₹631.52
+26.5%
11.0%₹780.00₹470.00₹633.9029
Mar ’24₹489.70
₹649.20
+32.6%
12.2%₹800.00₹460.00₹589.9530
Feb ’24₹515.50
₹706.67
+37.1%
8.3%₹890.00₹590.00₹586.6530
Jan ’24₹566.45
₹682.52
+20.5%
6.4%₹800.00₹590.00₹648.0031
Dec ’23₹597.10
₹681.27
+14.1%
6.5%₹800.00₹590.00₹681.5530
Nov ’23₹544.50
₹682.57
+25.4%
6.6%₹800.00₹590.00₹620.3030
Oct ’23₹530.05
₹688.90
+30.0%
9.1%₹850.00₹534.00₹637.5031
Sep ’23₹575.80
₹684.71
+18.9%
9.7%₹850.00₹534.00₹641.4531
Aug ’23₹545.95
₹688.66
+26.1%
9.5%₹850.00₹534.00₹642.5532
Jul ’23₹565.55
₹716.13
+26.6%
9.5%₹850.00₹534.00₹650.7531
Jun ’23₹607.00
₹715.36
+17.9%
9.9%₹850.00₹534.00₹582.2028
May ’23₹582.50
₹718.50
+23.3%
9.8%₹850.00₹534.00₹529.7530

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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