Microsoft Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: 1MSFT (€390) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€404.01)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1MSFT is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

1MSFT 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/Revenue13.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA25.3x
PEG Ratio2.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1MSFT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average50.1x
ORCL Oracle
31.6x14.6%US$334.3b
NOW ServiceNow
80.7x7.1%US$156.2b
PANW Palo Alto Networks
44.9x-14.7%US$102.2b
VMW VMware
43.1x14.2%US$61.5b
1MSFT Microsoft
36.3x12.7%€3.1t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1MSFT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.3x) compared to the peer average (52.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1MSFT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Software Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a46.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1MSFT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.3x) compared to the European Software industry average (34.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1MSFT'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.

1MSFT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36.3x
Fair PE Ratio62x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1MSFT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (62x).


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 1MSFT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€390.00
€440.92
+13.1%
7.2%€554.46€369.36n/a52
May ’25€372.35
€447.07
+20.1%
7.2%€562.08€374.44n/a52
Apr ’25€389.05
€437.69
+12.5%
7.4%€558.60€372.12n/a53
Mar ’25€381.60
€430.33
+12.8%
7.4%€554.52€369.40n/a51
Feb ’25€372.30
€420.37
+12.9%
8.4%€552.00€340.40n/a49
Jan ’25€338.05
€374.49
+10.8%
9.7%€540.30€268.44n/a51
Dec ’24€342.65
€370.24
+8.1%
6.9%€432.39€271.36n/a50
Nov ’24€326.80
€381.05
+16.6%
6.6%€425.21€281.67n/a50
Oct ’24€300.20
€372.51
+24.1%
7.4%€416.33€282.06n/a49
Sep ’24€304.85
€357.04
+17.1%
10.0%€403.30€212.65n/a49
Aug ’24€308.20
€355.29
+15.3%
9.7%€409.73€211.24n/a50
Jul ’24€312.60
€318.50
+1.9%
10.9%€412.65€212.74n/a46
Jun ’24€306.50
€319.70
+4.3%
10.7%€421.07€217.08n/a47
May ’24€276.30
€302.13
+9.3%
9.3%€382.83€211.47€372.3548
Apr ’24€261.55
€274.80
+5.1%
12.2%€387.20€195.44€389.0547
Mar ’24€231.80
€275.78
+19.0%
11.2%€387.74€200.00€381.6047
Feb ’24€226.05
€263.20
+16.4%
11.5%€378.08€195.02€372.3047
Jan ’24€223.10
€279.21
+25.1%
11.4%€386.59€220.10€338.0545
Dec ’23€241.15
€296.27
+22.9%
11.5%€410.01€233.44€342.6544
Nov ’23€231.35
€304.16
+31.5%
11.0%€416.10€258.16€326.8042
Oct ’23€245.05
€340.58
+39.0%
9.1%€419.34€286.21€300.2042
Sep ’23€257.65
€333.02
+29.3%
9.2%€410.26€280.02€304.8542
Aug ’23€273.45
€328.23
+20.0%
9.8%€402.37€269.23€308.2041
Jul ’23€246.30
€341.70
+38.7%
7.7%€393.57€285.54€312.6041
Jun ’23€255.20
€339.31
+33.0%
6.9%€385.76€279.87€306.5043
May ’23€270.25
€345.66
+27.9%
6.6%€389.71€282.73€276.3044

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


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