Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft

BIT:1HLAG Stock Report

Market Cap: €23.8b

Hapag-Lloyd Valuation

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

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€103.65
Fair Value
31.0% overvalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 1HLAG (€135.8) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€103.65)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As 1HLAG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1HLAG. This is calculated by dividing 1HLAG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1HLAG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10x
Earnings€2.39b
Market Cap€23.78b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1HLAG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average8.2x
KNIN Kuehne + Nagel International
21.4x5.0%CHF 25.2b
MAERSK B A.P. Møller - Mærsk
4.3x-101.2%DKK 179.7b
1919 COSCO SHIPPING Holdings
3.6x-44.0%HK$229.6b
2603 Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan)
3.5x-34.6%NT$492.5b
1HLAG Hapag-Lloyd
10x-9.1%€23.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1HLAG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10x) compared to the peer average (8.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1HLAG 10.0xIndustry Avg. 6.2xNo. of Companies8PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1HLAG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10x) compared to the European Shipping industry average (6.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1HLAG'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.

1HLAG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10x
Fair PE Ratio15.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1HLAG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.4x).


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 1HLAG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€135.80
€116.27
-14.4%
23.0%€169.00€75.00n/a11
Mar ’26€148.20
€120.33
-18.8%
23.2%€169.00€80.00n/a12
Feb ’26€139.40
€120.75
-13.4%
22.7%€169.00€80.00n/a12
Jan ’26€153.90
€124.50
-19.1%
25.0%€180.00€80.00n/a12
Dec ’25€152.70
€126.25
-17.3%
24.0%€180.00€85.00n/a12
Nov ’25€165.90
€123.92
-25.3%
23.4%€180.00€80.00n/a12
Oct ’25€160.10
€119.83
-25.2%
24.3%€180.00€80.00n/a12
Sep ’25€146.80
€121.17
-17.5%
23.1%€180.00€80.00n/a12
Aug ’25€160.10
€123.36
-22.9%
23.6%€180.00€90.00n/a11
Jul ’25€173.00
€123.18
-28.8%
24.1%€180.00€80.00n/a11
Jun ’25€173.70
€121.82
-29.9%
23.3%€170.00€80.00n/a11
May ’25€171.40
€103.36
-39.7%
21.5%€150.00€65.00n/a11
Apr ’25€137.30
€101.08
-26.4%
23.4%€150.00€65.00n/a12
Mar ’25€134.70
€103.42
-23.2%
23.3%€150.00€65.00€148.2012
Feb ’25€138.90
€103.00
-25.8%
23.4%€150.00€65.00€139.4012
Jan ’25€135.10
€98.92
-26.8%
22.7%€130.00€64.00€153.9012
Dec ’24€115.10
€109.91
-4.5%
21.1%€145.00€65.00€152.7011
Nov ’24€132.90
€136.36
+2.6%
35.1%€240.00€79.00€165.9011
Oct ’24€172.00
€147.27
-14.4%
28.4%€240.00€79.00€160.1011
Sep ’24€185.20
€152.56
-17.6%
29.7%€240.00€87.00€146.809
Aug ’24€208.20
€150.56
-27.7%
30.8%€240.00€88.00€160.109
Jul ’24€186.70
€160.50
-14.0%
28.4%€240.00€88.00€173.0010
Jun ’24€182.20
€156.22
-14.3%
29.4%€240.00€89.00€173.709
May ’24€281.00
€171.78
-38.9%
18.1%€240.00€130.00€171.409
Apr ’24€301.60
€171.78
-43.0%
18.1%€240.00€130.00€137.309
Mar ’24€282.60
€168.00
-40.6%
19.4%€240.00€130.00€134.709
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 11 Analysts
€116.70
Fair Value
16.4% overvalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/23 16:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/21 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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft is covered by 27 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephan BauerBankhaus Lampe KG
Marco LimiteBarclays
Benjamin ThielmannBerenberg