POSCO Holdings Inc.

KOSE:A005490 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₩22.4t

POSCO Holdings Valuation

Is A005490 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 A005490 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: A005490 (₩291000) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₩117234.88)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A005490 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A005490?

Key metric: As A005490 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for A005490. This is calculated by dividing A005490's market cap by their current earnings.
What is A005490's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17x
Earnings₩1.32t
Market Cap₩22.38t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does A005490's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for A005490 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.4x
A001430 SeAH Besteel Holdings
10x11.2%₩855.3b
A002710 TCC Steel
47.3xn/a₩896.5b
A016380 KG Dongbu SteelLtd
3.9x5.3%₩639.4b
A003030 SeAH Steel Holdings
4.5xn/a₩683.6b
A005490 POSCO Holdings
17x28.6%₩22.4t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the peer average (16.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does A005490's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the KR Metals and Mining Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
A001230 Dongkuk HoldingsLtd
0.3xn/aUS$167.26m
No more companies available in this PE range
A005490 17.0xIndustry Avg. 9.7xNo. of Companies10PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: A005490 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the KR Metals and Mining industry average (9.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A005490'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.

A005490 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17x
Fair PE Ratio19.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: A005490 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.3x).

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 A005490 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₩291,000.00
₩457,826.09
+57.3%
17.0%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00n/a23
Nov ’25₩337,000.00
₩458,260.87
+36.0%
16.8%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00n/a23
Oct ’25₩385,000.00
₩486,304.35
+26.3%
16.9%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00n/a23
Sep ’25₩340,000.00
₩492,916.67
+45.0%
16.8%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00n/a24
Aug ’25₩362,500.00
₩492,083.33
+35.7%
17.2%₩650,000.00₩280,000.00n/a24
Jul ’25₩370,500.00
₩520,000.00
+40.4%
16.4%₩650,000.00₩330,000.00n/a24
Jun ’25₩369,000.00
₩521,666.67
+41.4%
16.2%₩650,000.00₩330,000.00n/a24
May ’25₩405,000.00
₩523,750.00
+29.3%
16.3%₩650,000.00₩330,000.00n/a24
Apr ’25₩418,000.00
₩567,400.00
+35.7%
19.3%₩900,000.00₩340,000.00n/a25
Mar ’25₩431,500.00
₩567,400.00
+31.5%
19.3%₩900,000.00₩340,000.00n/a25
Feb ’25₩437,000.00
₩573,400.00
+31.2%
19.6%₩900,000.00₩340,000.00n/a25
Jan ’25₩499,500.00
₩635,333.33
+27.2%
17.6%₩900,000.00₩390,000.00n/a24
Dec ’24₩474,000.00
₩637,833.33
+34.6%
17.5%₩900,000.00₩390,000.00n/a24
Nov ’24₩402,500.00
₩626,320.00
+55.6%
19.6%₩900,000.00₩350,000.00₩337,000.0025
Oct ’24₩535,000.00
₩665,652.17
+24.4%
20.0%₩900,000.00₩350,000.00₩385,000.0023
Sep ’24₩560,000.00
₩640,434.78
+14.4%
23.3%₩900,000.00₩350,000.00₩340,000.0023
Aug ’24₩621,000.00
₩622,916.67
+0.3%
25.0%₩900,000.00₩350,000.00₩362,500.0024
Jul ’24₩388,000.00
₩451,434.78
+16.3%
9.6%₩500,000.00₩340,000.00₩370,500.0023
Jun ’24₩361,000.00
₩451,434.78
+25.1%
9.6%₩500,000.00₩340,000.00₩369,000.0023
May ’24₩377,000.00
₩442,739.13
+17.4%
12.4%₩500,000.00₩280,000.00₩405,000.0023
Apr ’24₩368,000.00
₩386,523.81
+5.0%
11.3%₩450,000.00₩270,000.00₩418,000.0021
Mar ’24₩318,000.00
₩384,142.86
+20.8%
11.0%₩450,000.00₩270,000.00₩431,500.0021
Feb ’24₩303,500.00
₩379,869.57
+25.2%
11.4%₩450,000.00₩270,000.00₩437,000.0023
Jan ’24₩276,500.00
₩346,842.11
+25.4%
13.7%₩420,000.00₩260,000.00₩499,500.0019
Dec ’23₩301,000.00
₩333,684.21
+10.9%
12.6%₩420,000.00₩260,000.00₩474,000.0019
Nov ’23₩254,500.00
₩345,136.36
+35.6%
15.0%₩460,000.00₩260,000.00₩402,500.0022

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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