Snap-on (SNA): Taking Stock of Valuation After a Quiet but Steady Share Price Climb

Snap-on (SNA) has quietly kept shareholders interested, with the stock edging higher over the past week and past 3 months even as its one year return has been roughly flat.

See our latest analysis for Snap-on.

With the share price now around $347.21 and a solid recent upward move, short term share price momentum is improving even though the 1 year total shareholder return is basically flat. The 5 year total shareholder return above 100% shows the longer term story is still firmly intact.

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With shares trading near record levels, steady earnings growth, and only a modest gap to analyst targets, investors now face a key question: Is Snap-on undervalued or is the market already pricing in its future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 3.8% Undervalued

With Snap-on closing at $347.21 versus a narrative fair value of $361, the valuation case rests on modest growth, resilient margins and ongoing buybacks.

The analysts have a consensus price target of $338.5 for Snap-on based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $400.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $236.0.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how steady revenue, rising margins and fewer shares combine to justify a richer future earnings multiple than today, yet stay below many Machinery peers? The full narrative lays out the numbers driving that gap.

Result: Fair Value of $361 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, the narrative could be challenged if e commerce weakens Snap on’s franchise model or if faster EV adoption weighs on demand for traditional tools.

Find out about the key risks to this Snap-on narrative.

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If you see the story differently or simply want to dig into the numbers yourself, you can build a personalised view in minutes: Do it your way.

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