Morningstar Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

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

Below Fair Value: MORN ($335.77) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($115.37)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MORN. This is calculated by dividing MORN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MORN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio44.1x
EarningsUS$326.50m
Market CapUS$14.36b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MORN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average40.4x
FDS FactSet Research Systems
33.6x8.0%US$18.3b
CBOE Cboe Global Markets
28.1x6.7%US$21.5b
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings
35.9x10.4%US$10.1b
TW Tradeweb Markets
64.2x17.3%US$31.8b
MORN Morningstar
44.1x9.7%US$14.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MORN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (44.1x) compared to the peer average (40.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MORN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

22 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
4xn/aUS$2.52b
CET Central Securities
4.5xn/aUS$1.32b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.1xn/aUS$1.16b
MUDS Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
3.4xn/aUS$401.64m
MORN 44.1xIndustry Avg. 23.7xNo. of Companies75PE020406080100+
22 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MORN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (44.1x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (23.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MORN'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.

MORN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio44.1x
Fair PE Ratio17.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MORN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (44.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x).


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 MORN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$335.77
US$375.00
+11.7%
3.9%US$390.00US$355.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$328.41
US$375.00
+14.2%
3.9%US$390.00US$355.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$316.50
US$343.50
+8.5%
2.5%US$352.00US$335.00n/a2
Sep ’25US$313.77
US$343.50
+9.5%
2.5%US$352.00US$335.00n/a2

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


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