Despegar.com Valuation

Is DESP 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: DESP ($17.37) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($19.44)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DESP is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for DESP. This is calculated by dividing DESP's market cap by their current revenue.
What is DESP's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.8x
SalesUS$756.30m
Market CapUS$1.35b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for DESP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1x
SHCO Soho House & Co
0.9x8.2%US$999.8m
BVH Bluegreen Vacations Holding
1.3x-1.8%US$1.3b
PLYA Playa Hotels & Resorts
1.2x4.3%US$1.2b
SABR Sabre
0.5x3.6%US$1.5b
DESP Despegar.com
1.8x11.4%US$1.3b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: DESP is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.8x) compared to the peer average (1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does DESP's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

27 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BLMN Bloomin' Brands
0.2x-2.7%US$1.12b
BALY Bally's
0.3x2.4%US$723.06m
TAST Carrols Restaurant Group
0.3x2.9%US$478.64m
GENK GEN Restaurant Group
0.2x18.1%US$271.49m
DESP 1.8xIndustry Avg. 1.6xNo. of Companies27PS01.22.43.64.86+
27 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: DESP is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.8x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (1.6x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DESP'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.

DESP PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.8x
Fair PS Ratio1.7x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: DESP is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.7x).


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 DESP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$17.37
US$18.00
+3.6%
24.0%US$25.00US$12.00n/a6
Nov ’25US$14.56
US$17.50
+20.2%
22.8%US$25.00US$12.00n/a6
Oct ’25US$12.33
US$17.50
+41.9%
22.8%US$25.00US$12.00n/a6
Sep ’25US$12.29
US$17.50
+42.4%
22.8%US$25.00US$12.00n/a6
Aug ’25US$10.73
US$17.00
+58.4%
28.0%US$25.00US$9.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$12.79
US$16.92
+32.3%
28.4%US$25.00US$9.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$15.10
US$15.10
0%
22.4%US$19.00US$9.00n/a5
May ’25US$12.07
US$13.42
+11.2%
19.3%US$16.00US$9.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$11.97
US$12.50
+4.4%
23.9%US$16.00US$9.00n/a6
Mar ’25US$8.86
US$11.40
+28.7%
20.5%US$15.00US$9.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$9.43
US$11.40
+20.9%
20.5%US$15.00US$9.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$9.46
US$11.40
+20.5%
20.5%US$15.00US$9.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$8.24
US$10.80
+31.1%
14.8%US$13.00US$9.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$6.65
US$10.20
+53.4%
20.0%US$13.00US$7.00US$14.565
Oct ’24US$7.25
US$10.40
+43.4%
18.8%US$13.00US$7.00US$12.335
Sep ’24US$8.24
US$10.40
+26.2%
18.8%US$13.00US$7.00US$12.295
Aug ’24US$8.08
US$8.50
+5.2%
17.4%US$10.00US$6.50US$10.735
Jul ’24US$7.05
US$8.50
+20.6%
17.4%US$10.00US$6.50US$12.795
Jun ’24US$6.64
US$8.13
+22.4%
17.6%US$10.00US$6.50US$15.104
May ’24US$5.10
US$7.53
+47.5%
12.4%US$9.00US$6.50US$12.074
Apr ’24US$6.14
US$10.02
+63.2%
50.5%US$20.00US$6.50US$11.975
Mar ’24US$6.16
US$9.92
+61.0%
51.7%US$20.00US$6.00US$8.865
Feb ’24US$7.16
US$9.92
+38.5%
51.7%US$20.00US$6.00US$9.435
Jan ’24US$5.13
US$10.12
+97.3%
48.9%US$20.00US$7.00US$9.465
Dec ’23US$5.27
US$10.92
+107.2%
44.6%US$20.00US$7.00US$8.245
Nov ’23US$6.74
US$12.12
+79.8%
34.6%US$20.00US$7.60US$6.655

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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