M.D.C. Holdings Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MDC ($62.98) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($33.58)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MDC. This is calculated by dividing MDC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MDC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.9x
EarningsUS$398.76m
Market CapUS$4.73b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MDC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.9x
MHO M/I Homes
7.9x5.8%US$4.2b
KBH KB Home
9.4x7.1%US$5.7b
TPH Tri Pointe Homes
8.5x-1.2%US$3.9b
CVCO Cavco Industries
26x17.8%US$3.8b
MDC M.D.C. Holdings
11.9x8.0%US$4.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MDC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the peer average (11.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MDC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Durables Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
MDC 11.9xIndustry Avg. 11.2xNo. of Companies11PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MDC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the US Consumer Durables industry average (11.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MDC'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.

MDC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.9x
Fair PE Ratio15.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MDC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.8x).


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 MDC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
Nov ’25n/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
Oct ’25n/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
Sep ’25n/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
Aug ’25n/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
Jul ’25n/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
Jun ’25n/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
May ’25n/a
US$52.13
0%
6.0%US$56.40US$49.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$62.97
US$56.48
-10.3%
10.4%US$63.00US$49.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$62.70
US$56.50
-9.9%
11.6%US$63.00US$49.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$62.66
US$56.20
-10.3%
10.5%US$63.00US$49.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$55.25
US$52.60
-4.8%
5.6%US$57.00US$49.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$46.20
US$49.90
+8.0%
11.4%US$55.00US$39.50n/a5
Nov ’24US$39.54
US$51.88
+31.2%
13.1%US$60.00US$41.50n/a4
Oct ’24US$41.23
US$54.00
+31.0%
8.0%US$60.00US$49.00n/a4
Sep ’24US$48.15
US$54.00
+12.1%
8.0%US$60.00US$49.00n/a4
Aug ’24US$51.75
US$48.88
-5.6%
18.6%US$56.00US$33.50n/a4
Jul ’24US$46.77
US$36.83
-21.2%
24.1%US$49.00US$28.00n/a3
Jun ’24US$40.90
US$36.83
-9.9%
24.1%US$49.00US$28.00n/a3
May ’24US$41.14
US$32.83
-20.2%
21.9%US$43.00US$27.50n/a3
Apr ’24US$38.87
US$32.83
-15.5%
21.9%US$43.00US$27.50US$62.973
Mar ’24US$36.70
US$33.83
-7.8%
19.4%US$43.00US$28.00US$62.703
Feb ’24US$38.78
US$33.00
-14.9%
21.4%US$43.00US$28.00US$62.663
Jan ’24US$31.60
US$32.33
+2.3%
19.0%US$41.00US$28.00US$55.253
Dec ’23US$32.82
US$32.33
-1.5%
19.0%US$41.00US$28.00US$46.203
Nov ’23US$30.11
US$32.83
+9.0%
14.0%US$39.00US$28.00US$39.543

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


Discover undervalued companies