Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

NYSE:SQM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$13.1b

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Valuation

Is SQM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

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

Below Fair Value: SQM ($46.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($133.77)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

SQM key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA4.8x
PEG Ratio0.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for SQM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35.7x
NVT nVent Electric
21x-6.7%US$11.8b
GNRC Generac Holdings
35.8x22.9%US$7.7b
NXT Nextracker
58.3x28.8%US$6.2b
HUBB Hubbell
27.7x7.1%US$20.0b
SQM Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
6.6x7.9%US$13.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SQM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.6x) compared to the peer average (35.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SQM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Electrical Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SQM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.6x) compared to the US Electrical industry average (20.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SQM'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.

SQM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio6.6x
Fair PE Ratio24.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SQM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x).


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 SQM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$46.70
US$67.10
+43.7%
22.1%US$95.00US$42.00n/a17
Apr ’25US$48.99
US$68.55
+39.9%
21.5%US$95.00US$46.00n/a18
Mar ’25US$51.43
US$68.69
+33.6%
23.4%US$95.00US$46.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$42.16
US$72.21
+71.3%
20.7%US$95.00US$46.00n/a18
Jan ’25US$60.22
US$75.27
+25.0%
17.4%US$95.00US$52.00n/a17
Dec ’24US$54.00
US$80.34
+48.8%
24.2%US$136.00US$52.00n/a17
Nov ’24US$47.47
US$82.22
+73.2%
22.2%US$136.00US$58.00n/a17
Oct ’24US$59.67
US$87.24
+46.2%
19.4%US$136.00US$62.80n/a16
Sep ’24US$63.20
US$87.24
+38.0%
19.4%US$136.00US$62.80n/a16
Aug ’24US$72.07
US$90.65
+25.8%
17.3%US$136.00US$67.90n/a16
Jul ’24US$72.62
US$92.85
+27.9%
21.1%US$136.00US$60.60n/a16
Jun ’24US$66.17
US$96.04
+45.1%
21.1%US$136.00US$60.60n/a17
May ’24US$64.84
US$100.44
+54.9%
19.7%US$136.00US$73.00US$45.8316
Apr ’24US$81.06
US$113.06
+39.5%
16.5%US$145.00US$80.00US$48.9916
Mar ’24US$88.16
US$112.75
+27.9%
17.1%US$145.00US$80.00US$51.4316
Feb ’24US$96.60
US$112.75
+16.7%
17.1%US$145.00US$80.00US$42.1616
Jan ’24US$79.84
US$115.38
+44.5%
15.7%US$145.00US$80.00US$60.2216
Dec ’23US$97.12
US$116.75
+20.2%
14.8%US$141.00US$80.00US$54.0016
Nov ’23US$93.76
US$116.06
+23.8%
14.1%US$140.00US$80.00US$47.4716
Oct ’23US$90.75
US$116.06
+27.9%
14.1%US$140.00US$80.00US$59.6716
Sep ’23US$97.64
US$109.88
+12.5%
18.4%US$136.00US$62.00US$63.2016
Aug ’23US$98.04
US$106.44
+8.6%
18.9%US$136.00US$62.00US$72.0716
Jul ’23US$84.67
US$106.14
+25.4%
23.3%US$136.00US$62.00US$72.6214
Jun ’23US$100.74
US$100.71
-0.03%
26.7%US$136.00US$62.00US$66.1714
May ’23US$73.80
US$80.92
+9.6%
22.9%US$108.00US$50.00US$64.8414

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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