Qiagen Valuation

Is 1QGEN 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 1QGEN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1QGEN (€40.53) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€40.44)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1QGEN is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1QGEN?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

1QGEN 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/Revenue5.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA16.7x
PEG Ratio2.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1QGEN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1QGEN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average44.3x
REC Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica
26x10.4%€10.1b
ERF Eurofins Scientific
45x20.2%€11.5b
DIVISLAB Divi's Laboratories
77.9x24.1%₹1.1t
BRKR Bruker
28.3x3.6%US$11.1b
1QGEN Qiagen
28.6x12.2%€10.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1QGEN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.6x) compared to the peer average (44.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1QGEN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Life Sciences Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1QGEN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.6x) compared to the European Life Sciences industry average (43.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1QGEN'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.

1QGEN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio28.6x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 1QGEN's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


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 1QGEN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€40.53
€46.18
+13.9%
8.9%€55.18€39.09n/a17
May ’25€38.95
€46.93
+20.5%
8.9%€56.12€39.75n/a17
Apr ’25€39.67
€47.36
+19.4%
9.5%€57.43€39.46n/a16
Mar ’25€39.91
€47.36
+18.7%
9.5%€57.43€39.46n/a16
Feb ’25€40.07
€47.87
+19.5%
9.3%€57.25€40.55n/a16
Jan ’25€40.54
€46.16
+13.9%
10.1%€56.35€39.45n/a17
Dec ’24€39.20
€45.79
+16.8%
10.6%€56.68€39.68n/a16
Nov ’24€36.78
€48.03
+30.6%
11.8%€58.53€40.97n/a15
Oct ’24€39.53
€51.00
+29.0%
8.8%€58.51€41.44n/a15
Sep ’24€42.91
€49.98
+16.5%
10.2%€60.48€40.16n/a14
Aug ’24€44.06
€49.74
+12.9%
10.4%€59.31€39.38n/a14
Jul ’24€42.47
€51.18
+20.5%
10.4%€60.94€40.47n/a14
Jun ’24€43.93
€51.92
+18.2%
10.3%€61.32€40.72n/a13
May ’24€41.74
€52.45
+25.7%
8.1%€58.26€44.17€38.9511
Apr ’24€43.30
€53.45
+23.4%
10.4%€60.57€41.52€39.6712
Mar ’24€44.01
€52.46
+19.2%
10.2%€59.54€40.81€39.9112
Feb ’24€46.16
€51.31
+11.1%
9.7%€59.41€40.73€40.0712
Jan ’24€48.34
€54.44
+12.6%
9.2%€63.85€43.77€40.5411
Dec ’23€49.23
€54.44
+10.6%
9.2%€63.85€43.77€39.2011
Nov ’23€45.94
€57.71
+25.6%
10.7%€65.87€45.16€36.7811
Oct ’23€44.33
€57.48
+29.7%
12.8%€72.67€42.89€39.5311
Sep ’23€46.36
€57.48
+24.0%
12.8%€72.67€42.89€42.9111
Aug ’23€50.15
€57.48
+14.6%
12.8%€72.67€42.89€44.0611
Jul ’23€46.81
€55.05
+17.6%
12.3%€70.38€46.43€42.4711
Jun ’23€43.51
€55.05
+26.5%
12.3%€70.38€46.43€43.9311
May ’23€45.44
€55.05
+21.1%
12.3%€70.38€46.43€41.7411

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


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