ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NasdaqGS:ACAD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.8b

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Valuation

Is ACAD 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ACAD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ACAD ($17.05) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($77.06)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ACAD 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/Revenue3.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA-35.9x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does ACAD's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for ACAD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average23x
FOLD Amicus Therapeutics
7.7x21.7%US$3.1b
MRUS Merus
64.6x44.3%US$2.8b
VCEL Vericel
11.7x21.0%US$2.3b
RARE Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
8x31.8%US$3.6b
ACAD ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
3.9x13.6%US$2.8b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: ACAD is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.9x) compared to the peer average (23x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ACAD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Biotechs Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a24.0%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: ACAD is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.9x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (13.9x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ACAD's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ACAD PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio3.9x
Fair PS Ratio4.4x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: ACAD is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.4x).


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 ACAD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$17.05
US$28.75
+68.6%
20.3%US$39.00US$13.00n/a19
Apr ’25US$18.26
US$29.31
+60.5%
20.6%US$39.00US$13.00n/a20
Mar ’25US$24.01
US$33.50
+39.5%
21.6%US$44.00US$13.00n/a20
Feb ’25US$26.14
US$34.25
+31.0%
19.8%US$42.00US$14.00n/a20
Jan ’25US$31.31
US$33.61
+7.3%
20.7%US$42.00US$14.00n/a18
Dec ’24US$22.60
US$32.75
+44.9%
20.7%US$42.00US$14.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$22.92
US$31.25
+36.3%
22.6%US$42.00US$13.00n/a16
Oct ’24US$20.84
US$31.13
+49.4%
23.5%US$42.00US$13.00n/a15
Sep ’24US$27.79
US$31.13
+12.0%
23.5%US$42.00US$13.00n/a15
Aug ’24US$28.94
US$30.47
+5.3%
26.0%US$42.00US$12.00n/a15
Jul ’24US$23.95
US$24.54
+2.5%
22.5%US$36.00US$12.00n/a16
Jun ’24US$23.90
US$23.04
-3.6%
21.4%US$33.00US$12.00n/a17
May ’24US$21.75
US$22.76
+4.7%
21.5%US$33.00US$12.00US$17.0517
Apr ’24US$18.82
US$22.37
+18.9%
21.4%US$33.00US$12.00US$18.2619
Mar ’24US$20.92
US$19.65
-6.1%
20.1%US$28.00US$10.00US$24.0119
Feb ’24US$18.93
US$18.74
-1.0%
23.0%US$27.00US$10.00US$26.1419
Jan ’24US$15.92
US$18.39
+15.5%
22.9%US$25.00US$10.00US$31.3118
Dec ’23US$15.34
US$18.50
+20.6%
22.4%US$25.00US$10.00US$22.6018
Nov ’23US$15.86
US$18.72
+18.0%
20.2%US$26.00US$10.00US$22.9218
Oct ’23US$16.36
US$18.88
+15.4%
20.1%US$26.00US$10.00US$20.8417
Sep ’23US$16.87
US$18.88
+11.9%
20.1%US$26.00US$10.00US$27.7917
Aug ’23US$14.11
US$21.88
+55.1%
23.3%US$32.00US$10.00US$28.9417
Jul ’23US$14.37
US$22.47
+56.4%
25.5%US$32.00US$10.00US$23.9517
Jun ’23US$16.37
US$28.78
+75.8%
18.3%US$37.00US$20.00US$23.9018
May ’23US$18.44
US$29.44
+59.7%
16.5%US$37.00US$20.00US$21.7518

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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