AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.

NYSE:AB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.0b

AllianceBernstein Holding Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

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

Below Fair Value: AB ($35.58) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($58.61)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AB. This is calculated by dividing AB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.2x
EarningsUS$397.14m
Market CapUS$4.04b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for AB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.3x
MAIN Main Street Capital
10.1x-21.7%US$4.8b
HTGC Hercules Capital
9.4x4.1%US$3.0b
FHI Federated Hermes
13x9.5%US$3.3b
VCTR Victory Capital Holdings
16.6x31.5%US$4.4b
AB AllianceBernstein Holding
10.2x-7.0%US$4.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the peer average (12.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

23 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
3.6xn/aUS$2.28b
CET Central Securities
4.5xn/aUS$1.32b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.1xn/aUS$1.17b
MUDS Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
3.4xn/aUS$401.64m
AB 10.2xIndustry Avg. 24.3xNo. of Companies74PE020406080100+
23 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (24.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AB'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.

AB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.2x
Fair PE Ratio12.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x).


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 AB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$35.58
US$42.14
+18.4%
9.4%US$50.00US$38.00n/a7
Nov ’25US$37.43
US$41.43
+10.7%
10.2%US$50.00US$36.00n/a7
Oct ’25US$34.60
US$39.57
+14.4%
13.7%US$52.00US$35.00n/a7
Sep ’25US$34.44
US$39.75
+15.4%
13.5%US$52.00US$35.00n/a7
Aug ’25US$35.39
US$40.25
+13.7%
13.8%US$52.00US$35.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$33.49
US$39.63
+18.3%
14.0%US$51.00US$34.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$33.55
US$39.33
+17.2%
14.1%US$51.00US$34.00n/a6
May ’25US$33.11
US$39.38
+18.9%
14.1%US$51.00US$34.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$34.42
US$38.50
+11.9%
14.3%US$50.00US$33.00n/a6
Mar ’25US$32.58
US$38.25
+17.4%
14.4%US$50.00US$33.00n/a6
Feb ’25US$33.72
US$36.67
+8.7%
14.0%US$47.00US$31.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$31.03
US$34.75
+12.0%
9.9%US$40.00US$31.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$29.09
US$34.15
+17.4%
10.6%US$40.00US$31.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$28.39
US$34.40
+21.2%
9.1%US$40.00US$31.00US$37.435
Oct ’24US$30.35
US$38.16
+25.7%
13.8%US$47.00US$32.00US$34.605
Sep ’24US$31.21
US$36.30
+16.3%
8.3%US$41.50US$32.00US$34.445
Aug ’24US$33.08
US$36.20
+9.4%
7.9%US$41.00US$32.00US$35.395
Jul ’24US$32.16
US$38.20
+18.8%
6.1%US$41.00US$35.00US$33.495
Jun ’24US$35.21
US$38.80
+10.2%
6.0%US$42.00US$35.00US$33.555
May ’24US$34.55
US$39.75
+15.1%
7.5%US$44.50US$35.00US$33.116
Apr ’24US$36.56
US$41.08
+12.4%
5.1%US$44.00US$38.00US$34.426
Mar ’24US$38.94
US$41.58
+6.8%
5.7%US$44.00US$38.00US$32.586
Feb ’24US$38.58
US$37.83
-1.9%
9.1%US$43.00US$32.00US$33.726
Jan ’24US$34.37
US$37.50
+9.1%
12.3%US$43.00US$30.00US$31.036
Dec ’23US$40.70
US$37.17
-8.7%
11.7%US$43.00US$30.00US$29.096
Nov ’23US$37.66
US$37.50
-0.4%
12.5%US$44.00US$30.00US$28.396

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


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