RELX Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: RELX ($46.81) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($43.02)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for RELX. This is calculated by dividing RELX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is RELX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio36.5x
EarningsUK£1.89b
Market CapUK£69.08b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for RELX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average52x
VRSK Verisk Analytics
44.7x7.9%US$41.2b
EFX Equifax
57.1x26.2%US$32.7b
LDOS Leidos Holdings
18.5x5.1%US$21.8b
TRU TransUnion
87.6x33.5%US$20.0b
RELX RELX
36.5x8.1%US$69.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: RELX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.5x) compared to the peer average (52x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CNDT Conduent
1.4x-104.3%US$615.57m
CIH China Index Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$87.15m
ALJJ ALJ Regional Holdings
0.7xn/aUS$70.26m
STCN Steel Connect
3.1xn/aUS$62.04m
RELX 36.5xIndustry Avg. 25.8xNo. of Companies11PE01632486480+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: RELX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.5x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (25.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RELX'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.

RELX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36.5x
Fair PE Ratio34.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: RELX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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