Patterson Companies, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PDCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.3b

Patterson Companies Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: PDCO ($25.77) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($79.34)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PDCO key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA8.4x
PEG Ratio3.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for PDCO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average27.8x
HSIC Henry Schein
22.6x18.4%US$9.4b
CAH Cardinal Health
39.3x16.2%US$25.1b
COR Cencora
25.7x7.7%US$48.0b
MCK McKesson
23.8x8.7%US$71.4b
PDCO Patterson Companies
11.9x3.6%US$2.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PDCO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the peer average (27.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PDCO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Healthcare Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a16.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PDCO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the US Healthcare industry average (25.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PDCO'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.

PDCO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.9x
Fair PE Ratio24.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PDCO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.6x).


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 PDCO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$25.77
US$29.70
+15.3%
6.7%US$34.00US$27.00n/a10
Apr ’25US$27.07
US$29.80
+10.1%
6.3%US$34.00US$28.00n/a10
Mar ’25US$27.35
US$29.90
+9.3%
6.4%US$34.00US$28.00n/a10
Feb ’25US$30.08
US$31.00
+3.1%
6.9%US$35.00US$28.00n/a10
Jan ’25US$28.45
US$31.00
+9.0%
9.0%US$37.00US$27.00n/a10
Dec ’24US$26.67
US$31.70
+18.9%
8.9%US$37.00US$27.00n/a10
Nov ’24US$30.89
US$35.10
+13.6%
8.1%US$40.00US$32.00n/a10
Oct ’24US$29.64
US$35.50
+19.8%
7.5%US$40.00US$32.00n/a10
Sep ’24US$30.23
US$35.73
+18.2%
7.4%US$40.00US$32.00n/a11
Aug ’24US$33.08
US$35.18
+6.4%
8.5%US$40.00US$31.00n/a11
Jul ’24US$33.26
US$35.18
+5.8%
8.5%US$40.00US$31.00n/a11
Jun ’24US$26.27
US$31.59
+20.3%
9.6%US$36.00US$27.50n/a11
May ’24US$27.30
US$31.59
+15.7%
9.6%US$36.00US$27.50n/a11
Apr ’24US$26.77
US$31.59
+18.0%
9.6%US$36.00US$27.50US$27.0711
Mar ’24US$27.02
US$32.50
+20.3%
8.7%US$37.00US$29.00US$27.3511
Feb ’24US$30.53
US$32.95
+7.9%
11.4%US$42.00US$29.00US$30.0811
Jan ’24US$28.03
US$33.05
+17.9%
11.3%US$42.00US$29.00US$28.4511
Dec ’23US$28.73
US$32.32
+12.5%
11.6%US$39.00US$26.00US$26.6711
Nov ’23US$27.09
US$31.82
+17.5%
11.9%US$37.00US$26.00US$30.8911
Oct ’23US$24.02
US$32.91
+37.0%
11.9%US$40.00US$26.50US$29.6411
Sep ’23US$26.09
US$33.86
+29.8%
9.6%US$40.00US$26.50US$30.2311
Aug ’23US$30.86
US$35.09
+13.7%
7.8%US$42.00US$32.00US$33.0811
Jul ’23US$30.59
US$35.18
+15.0%
7.6%US$42.00US$32.00US$33.2611
Jun ’23US$30.92
US$35.64
+15.3%
6.9%US$41.00US$32.00US$26.2711
May ’23US$30.77
US$35.64
+15.8%
6.9%US$41.00US$32.00US$27.3011
Apr ’23US$32.99
US$35.00
+6.1%
7.2%US$41.00US$32.00US$26.7711

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


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