German American Bancorp, Inc.

NasdaqGS:GABC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.4b

German American Bancorp Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GABC ($45.66) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($79.54)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GABC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GABC. This is calculated by dividing GABC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GABC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.5x
EarningsUS$82.11m
Market CapUS$1.36b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GABC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.4x
RBCA.A Republic Bancorp
14.8x3.1%US$1.5b
BUSE First Busey
14.1x39.9%US$1.6b
OCFC OceanFirst Financial
12.2x6.1%US$1.2b
SRCE 1st Source
12.6x-1.3%US$1.6b
GABC German American Bancorp
16.5x22.4%US$1.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GABC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the peer average (13.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GABC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding
1xn/aUS$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.002xn/aUS$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
0.00001xn/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PE range
GABC 16.5xIndustry Avg. 13.2xNo. of Companies92PE0816243240+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GABC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the US Banks industry average (13.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GABC'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.

GABC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.5x
Fair PE Ratio16.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GABC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x).


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 GABC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$45.66
US$47.83
+4.8%
7.7%US$54.00US$43.00n/a6
Nov ’25US$40.34
US$44.67
+10.7%
4.8%US$48.00US$42.00n/a6
Oct ’25US$37.81
US$43.00
+13.7%
2.1%US$44.00US$42.00n/a5
Sep ’25US$40.11
US$42.80
+6.7%
2.7%US$44.00US$41.00n/a5
Aug ’25US$37.67
US$41.60
+10.4%
7.2%US$44.00US$36.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$34.65
US$35.20
+1.6%
3.3%US$37.00US$34.00n/a5
Jun ’25US$31.65
US$35.20
+11.2%
3.3%US$37.00US$34.00n/a5
May ’25US$31.68
US$36.00
+13.6%
2.0%US$37.00US$35.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$33.63
US$36.50
+8.5%
4.1%US$39.00US$35.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$31.12
US$36.50
+17.3%
4.1%US$39.00US$35.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$32.49
US$35.25
+8.5%
8.1%US$39.00US$31.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$32.41
US$32.00
-1.3%
4.4%US$34.00US$31.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$30.07
US$30.67
+2.0%
1.5%US$31.00US$30.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$26.57
US$31.75
+19.5%
4.1%US$33.00US$30.00US$40.344
Oct ’24US$27.09
US$31.75
+17.2%
4.1%US$33.00US$30.00US$37.814
Sep ’24US$29.37
US$32.38
+10.2%
2.5%US$33.00US$31.00US$40.114
Aug ’24US$29.47
US$32.63
+10.7%
4.5%US$35.00US$31.00US$37.674
Jul ’24US$27.18
US$32.75
+20.5%
4.5%US$35.00US$31.00US$34.654
Jun ’24US$28.15
US$32.75
+16.3%
4.5%US$35.00US$31.00US$31.654
May ’24US$28.66
US$33.33
+16.3%
3.7%US$35.00US$32.00US$31.683
Apr ’24US$33.37
US$39.00
+16.9%
5.5%US$41.00US$36.00US$33.633
Mar ’24US$39.02
US$40.88
+4.8%
1.8%US$42.00US$40.00US$31.124
Feb ’24US$39.76
US$40.88
+2.8%
1.8%US$42.00US$40.00US$32.494
Jan ’24US$37.30
US$40.63
+8.9%
2.7%US$42.00US$39.00US$32.414
Dec ’23US$39.26
US$40.63
+3.5%
2.7%US$42.00US$39.00US$30.074
Nov ’23US$39.42
US$40.13
+1.8%
2.8%US$42.00US$39.00US$26.574

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


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