Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

NasdaqGM:PPHC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$383.5m

Public Policy Holding Company Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of PPHC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: PPHC ($14.3) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($38.75)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: PPHC is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As PPHC is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for PPHC. This is calculated by dividing PPHC's market cap by their current revenue.
What is PPHC's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2.1x
SalesUS$186.54m
Market CapUS$383.49m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does PPHC's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for PPHC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.3x
MG Mistras Group
0.7x2.85%US$531.3m
EGG Enigmatig
44.6xn/aUS$187.1m
FC Franklin Covey
1x4.22%US$242.9m
SPIR Spire Global
10.8x14.74%US$722.3m
PPHC Public Policy Holding Company
2.1x6.30%US$284.0m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PPHC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.1x) compared to the peer average (14.3x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does PPHC's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

25 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CNXC Concentrix
0.2x2.29%US$1.70b
TNET TriNet Group
0.4x-68.01%US$1.64b
MAN ManpowerGroup
0.08x3.50%US$1.25b
NSP Insperity
0.2x4.89%US$944.34m
PPHC 2.1xIndustry Avg. 1.2xNo. of Companies25PS01.63.24.86.48+
25 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PPHC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.1x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (1.1x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PPHC's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PPHC PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.1x
Fair PS Ration/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PPHC's Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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 PPHC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$14.30
US$18.29
+27.90%
2.49%US$18.74US$17.83n/a2
Apr ’27US$12.97
US$18.29
+41.01%
2.49%US$18.74US$17.83n/a2
Mar ’27US$11.56
US$18.42
+59.38%
2.38%US$18.86US$17.99n/a2
Feb ’27US$12.25
US$18.53
+51.23%
1.82%US$18.86US$18.19n/a2
Jan ’27n/a
US$18.53
0%
1.82%US$18.86US$18.19n/a2
Dec ’26n/a
US$18.53
0%
1.82%US$18.86US$18.19n/a2
Nov ’26n/a
US$18.53
0%
1.82%US$18.86US$18.19n/a2
Oct ’26n/a
US$17.27
0%
5.88%US$18.29US$16.26n/a2
Sep ’26n/a
US$17.03
0%
6.64%US$18.16US$15.90n/a2
Aug ’26n/a
US$16.76
0%
5.95%US$18.16US$15.90n/a3
Jul ’26n/a
US$16.60
0%
3.95%US$17.52US$16.05n/a3
Jun ’26n/a
US$16.60
0%
3.95%US$17.52US$16.05n/a3
May ’26n/a
US$16.60
0%
3.95%US$17.52US$16.05n/a3
Apr ’26n/a
US$16.42
0%
5.06%US$17.52US$15.51US$12.973
Mar ’26n/a
US$15.78
0%
5.09%US$16.85US$14.92US$11.563
Feb ’26n/a
US$15.78
0%
5.09%US$16.85US$14.92US$12.253
Jan ’26n/a
US$15.55
0%
1.64%US$15.85US$15.23n/a3
Dec ’25n/a
US$15.67
0%
0.80%US$15.85US$15.58n/a3
Nov ’25n/a
US$16.06
0%
2.35%US$16.51US$15.58n/a3
Oct ’25n/a
US$16.06
0%
2.35%US$16.51US$15.58n/a3
Sep ’25n/a
US$15.49
0%
2.71%US$16.03US$15.01n/a3
Aug ’25n/a
US$15.49
0%
2.72%US$16.03US$15.01n/a3
Jul ’25n/a
US$15.38
0%
2.32%US$15.86US$15.01n/a3
Jun ’25n/a
US$14.82
0%
1.12%US$14.99US$14.65n/a2
US$19.94
Fair Value
28.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
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Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/13 01:32
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/13 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. is covered by 4 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kai KorscheltCanaccord Genuity
Jason Ross TilchenCanaccord Genuity
Scott SchneebergerOppenheimer & Co. Inc.