GATX Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GATX ($154.28) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($45.77)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GATX. This is calculated by dividing GATX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GATX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.4x
EarningsUS$268.80m
Market CapUS$5.42b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GATX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.7x
AL Air Lease
10.9x12.7%US$5.4b
MSM MSC Industrial Direct
17.6x9.0%US$4.5b
SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply
44.4x19.6%US$6.2b
BECN Beacon Roofing Supply
18.1x13.0%US$6.8b
GATX GATX
20.4x7.1%US$5.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GATX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.4x) compared to the peer average (22.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GATX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Trade Distributors Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BYU BAIYU Holdings
0.8xn/aUS$9.09m
No more companies available in this PE range
GATX 20.4xIndustry Avg. 16.9xNo. of Companies7PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GATX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.4x) compared to the US Trade Distributors industry average (17x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GATX'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.

GATX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.4x
Fair PE Ratio18.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GATX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x).


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 GATX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$154.28
US$164.33
+6.5%
9.1%US$185.00US$150.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$138.20
US$154.00
+11.4%
2.6%US$158.00US$150.00n/a2
Oct ’25US$130.84
US$135.00
+3.2%
9.6%US$148.00US$122.00n/a2
Sep ’25US$141.10
US$135.00
-4.3%
9.6%US$148.00US$122.00n/a2
Aug ’25US$137.41
US$135.00
-1.8%
9.6%US$148.00US$122.00n/a2
Jul ’25US$130.67
US$135.67
+3.8%
7.9%US$148.00US$122.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$137.96
US$137.50
-0.3%
7.1%US$148.00US$122.00n/a4
May ’25US$124.47
US$137.50
+10.5%
7.1%US$148.00US$122.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$131.45
US$136.00
+3.5%
7.5%US$148.00US$120.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$127.69
US$136.80
+7.1%
6.8%US$148.00US$120.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$123.18
US$136.80
+11.1%
6.8%US$148.00US$120.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$120.22
US$130.00
+8.1%
8.7%US$148.00US$115.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$111.38
US$130.00
+16.7%
8.7%US$148.00US$115.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$106.83
US$130.00
+21.7%
8.7%US$148.00US$115.00US$138.205
Oct ’24US$108.83
US$139.60
+28.3%
7.2%US$152.00US$122.00US$130.845
Sep ’24US$119.67
US$139.60
+16.7%
7.2%US$152.00US$122.00US$141.105
Aug ’24US$123.75
US$139.60
+12.8%
7.2%US$152.00US$122.00US$137.415
Jul ’24US$128.74
US$133.00
+3.3%
8.6%US$152.00US$118.00US$130.675
Jun ’24US$120.69
US$132.00
+9.4%
8.7%US$152.00US$118.00US$137.965
May ’24US$113.24
US$132.00
+16.6%
8.7%US$152.00US$118.00US$124.475
Apr ’24US$110.02
US$129.20
+17.4%
9.6%US$152.00US$115.00US$131.455
Mar ’24US$109.71
US$123.50
+12.6%
4.4%US$130.00US$115.00US$127.694
Feb ’24US$116.25
US$123.50
+6.2%
4.4%US$130.00US$115.00US$123.184
Jan ’24US$106.34
US$125.00
+17.5%
11.3%US$150.00US$110.00US$120.225
Dec ’23US$112.65
US$125.00
+11.0%
11.3%US$150.00US$110.00US$111.385
Nov ’23US$106.43
US$124.80
+17.3%
11.5%US$150.00US$109.00US$106.835

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


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