Abbott Laboratories Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

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

Below Fair Value: ABT ($106.86) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($114.81)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ABT 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 ABT?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ABT 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/Revenue4.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.8x
PEG Ratio2.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for ABT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average48.3x
SYK Stryker
40.5x12.7%US$128.2b
MDT Medtronic
25x10.3%US$105.2b
ISRG Intuitive Surgical
66.6x11.5%US$132.3b
BSX Boston Scientific
61x18.1%US$107.7b
ABT Abbott Laboratories
33.1x11.3%US$185.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ABT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x) compared to the peer average (48.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ABT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Medical Equipment Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a16.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ABT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x) compared to the US Medical Equipment industry average (35.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ABT'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.

ABT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio33.1x
Fair PE Ratio39.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ABT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.1x).


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 ABT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$106.86
US$126.33
+18.2%
7.5%US$143.00US$104.00n/a22
Apr ’25US$112.09
US$125.47
+11.9%
7.2%US$141.00US$104.00n/a22
Mar ’25US$118.62
US$124.92
+5.3%
7.2%US$141.00US$104.00n/a22
Feb ’25US$114.49
US$124.54
+8.8%
7.3%US$141.00US$104.00n/a21
Jan ’25US$110.07
US$117.20
+6.5%
7.7%US$133.00US$100.00n/a21
Dec ’24US$104.88
US$116.25
+10.8%
7.9%US$133.00US$100.00n/a21
Nov ’24US$95.01
US$116.25
+22.4%
7.9%US$133.00US$100.00n/a21
Oct ’24US$96.85
US$123.77
+27.8%
6.5%US$136.00US$104.00n/a20
Sep ’24US$102.85
US$123.77
+20.3%
6.5%US$136.00US$104.00n/a20
Aug ’24US$110.53
US$124.05
+12.2%
6.3%US$136.00US$104.00n/a20
Jul ’24US$109.02
US$122.33
+12.2%
7.3%US$136.00US$103.00n/a21
Jun ’24US$102.82
US$121.64
+18.3%
7.7%US$136.00US$103.00n/a22
May ’24US$111.11
US$121.97
+9.8%
7.8%US$136.00US$103.00n/a21
Apr ’24US$101.26
US$120.10
+18.6%
7.7%US$140.00US$104.00US$112.0922
Mar ’24US$100.83
US$120.61
+19.6%
8.2%US$140.00US$104.00US$118.6222
Feb ’24US$111.82
US$120.61
+7.9%
8.2%US$140.00US$104.00US$114.4922
Jan ’24US$109.79
US$116.63
+6.2%
10.9%US$144.00US$92.00US$110.0723
Dec ’23US$107.93
US$116.15
+7.6%
10.9%US$144.00US$92.00US$104.8823
Nov ’23US$99.31
US$117.04
+17.9%
10.3%US$144.00US$92.00US$95.0123
Oct ’23US$96.76
US$124.00
+28.2%
11.4%US$150.00US$95.00US$96.8520
Sep ’23US$104.84
US$124.89
+19.1%
11.1%US$150.00US$95.00US$102.8519
Aug ’23US$109.52
US$126.09
+15.1%
11.4%US$150.00US$95.00US$110.5319
Jul ’23US$110.22
US$135.75
+23.2%
9.1%US$150.00US$104.00US$109.0217
Jun ’23US$115.08
US$137.43
+19.4%
8.9%US$151.00US$104.00US$102.8218
May ’23US$113.50
US$139.25
+22.7%
8.3%US$154.00US$104.00US$111.1119
Apr ’23US$118.58
US$140.43
+18.4%
8.7%US$155.00US$104.00US$101.2619

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


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