Navient Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: NAVI ($15.37) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($20.31)

Significantly Below Fair Value: NAVI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NAVI. This is calculated by dividing NAVI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NAVI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.9x
EarningsUS$79.00m
Market CapUS$1.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for NAVI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.4x
PRG PROG Holdings
12.4x-0.2%US$1.9b
LC LendingClub
36.3x52.7%US$1.8b
FINV FinVolution Group
5.2x11.7%US$1.6b
PRAA PRA Group
19.7x42.0%US$823.2m
NAVI Navient
20.9x34.4%US$1.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NAVI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the peer average (18.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
YRD Yiren Digital
1.7xn/aUS$420.76m
XYF X Financial
1.7xn/aUS$308.99m
JFIN Jiayin Group
2xn/aUS$306.53m
No more companies available in this PE range
NAVI 20.9xIndustry Avg. 12.4xNo. of Companies4PE0816243240+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NAVI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the US Consumer Finance industry average (12.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NAVI'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.

NAVI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.9x
Fair PE Ratio20.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NAVI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.5x).


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 NAVI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$15.37
US$14.72
-4.2%
11.7%US$17.00US$11.00n/a9
Nov ’25US$13.99
US$14.72
+5.2%
11.7%US$17.00US$11.00n/a9
Oct ’25US$15.22
US$14.67
-3.6%
12.9%US$17.00US$10.00n/a9
Sep ’25US$16.93
US$14.25
-15.8%
13.0%US$16.00US$10.00n/a8
Aug ’25US$15.79
US$14.25
-9.8%
13.0%US$16.00US$10.00n/a8
Jul ’25US$14.23
US$14.88
+4.5%
12.8%US$17.00US$11.00n/a8
Jun ’25US$15.07
US$14.88
-1.3%
12.8%US$17.00US$11.00n/a8
May ’25US$15.42
US$14.88
-3.5%
12.8%US$17.00US$11.00n/a8
Apr ’25US$17.03
US$16.25
-4.6%
14.0%US$20.00US$13.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$16.46
US$16.44
-0.09%
13.5%US$20.00US$13.00n/a9
Feb ’25US$16.45
US$16.90
+2.7%
12.0%US$20.00US$13.00n/a10
Jan ’25US$18.62
US$17.44
-6.3%
6.7%US$20.00US$16.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$17.70
US$17.33
-2.1%
6.7%US$20.00US$16.00n/a9
Nov ’24US$15.91
US$18.33
+15.2%
10.0%US$22.00US$16.00US$13.999
Oct ’24US$17.22
US$19.56
+13.6%
6.2%US$22.00US$18.00US$15.228
Sep ’24US$18.16
US$19.56
+7.7%
6.2%US$22.00US$18.00US$16.938
Aug ’24US$18.87
US$19.56
+3.7%
6.2%US$22.00US$18.00US$15.798
Jul ’24US$18.58
US$18.38
-1.1%
10.5%US$22.00US$16.00US$14.238
Jun ’24US$15.60
US$18.17
+16.5%
10.5%US$22.00US$16.00US$15.079
May ’24US$16.32
US$18.25
+11.8%
10.0%US$22.00US$16.00US$15.4210
Apr ’24US$15.99
US$18.55
+16.0%
10.8%US$22.00US$14.00US$17.0310
Mar ’24US$18.03
US$18.55
+2.9%
10.8%US$22.00US$14.00US$16.4610
Feb ’24US$19.12
US$18.55
-3.0%
10.8%US$22.00US$14.00US$16.4510
Jan ’24US$16.45
US$15.85
-3.6%
8.5%US$18.00US$14.00US$18.6210
Dec ’23US$17.00
US$15.85
-6.8%
8.5%US$18.00US$14.00US$17.7010
Nov ’23US$15.13
US$15.50
+2.4%
10.8%US$18.00US$12.50US$15.9110

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


Discover undervalued companies