Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc

NasdaqGS:ADAP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$151.0m

Adaptimmune Therapeutics Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: ADAP ($0.59) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($6.92)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As ADAP is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for ADAP. This is calculated by dividing ADAP's market cap by their current revenue.
What is ADAP's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.9x
SalesUS$175.04m
Market CapUS$150.97m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for ADAP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.7x
CGEN Compugen
2.3x2.3%US$140.6m
MGX Metagenomi
2.5x-31.0%US$140.0m
OCGN Ocugen
52.4x74.5%US$246.3m
MRSN Mersana Therapeutics
5.3x33.4%US$185.3m
ADAP Adaptimmune Therapeutics
0.9x0.4%US$151.0m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: ADAP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.9x) compared to the peer average (15.7x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does ADAP's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Biotechs Industry?

136 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.10.3x20.7%
ADAP Adaptimmune Therapeutics
 0.9x0.4%US$150.97m
BIIB Biogen
2.3x1.3%US$22.05b
MRNA Moderna
3x5.8%US$15.44b
ADAP 0.9xIndustry Avg. 10.3xNo. of Companies136PS01632486480+
136 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.10.3x27.7%
ADAP Adaptimmune Therapeutics
 0.9x-9.5%US$150.97m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: ADAP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.9x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (10.3x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ADAP'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.

ADAP PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.9x
Fair PS Ratio1.3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: ADAP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.3x).

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 ADAP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$0.59
US$2.27
+284.2%
33.7%US$3.50US$1.00n/a9
Dec ’25US$0.72
US$2.27
+214.5%
33.7%US$3.50US$1.00n/a9
Nov ’25US$0.80
US$2.74
+242.4%
35.8%US$4.00US$1.00n/a9
Oct ’25US$0.92
US$2.74
+197.3%
35.8%US$4.00US$1.00n/a9
Sep ’25US$1.27
US$2.74
+115.7%
35.8%US$4.00US$1.00n/a9
Aug ’25US$1.27
US$2.73
+114.9%
33.3%US$4.00US$1.00n/a9
Jul ’25US$1.05
US$2.52
+139.9%
34.9%US$4.00US$1.00n/a8
Jun ’25US$1.13
US$2.45
+116.8%
37.5%US$4.00US$1.00n/a7
May ’25US$1.21
US$3.50
+189.3%
75.1%US$9.00US$1.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$1.47
US$3.50
+138.1%
75.1%US$9.00US$1.00n/a6
Mar ’25US$1.59
US$3.60
+126.4%
79.7%US$9.00US$1.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$1.00
US$3.60
+260.0%
72.8%US$9.00US$1.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$0.79
US$3.60
+354.0%
72.8%US$9.00US$1.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$0.54
US$3.60
+564.0%
72.8%US$9.00US$1.00US$0.726
Nov ’24US$0.54
US$3.77
+597.5%
67.5%US$9.00US$1.00US$0.806
Oct ’24US$0.78
US$3.77
+382.9%
67.5%US$9.00US$1.00US$0.926
Sep ’24US$0.79
US$3.77
+376.8%
67.5%US$9.00US$1.00US$1.276
Aug ’24US$0.91
US$4.94
+443.9%
61.6%US$10.00US$2.00US$1.277
Jul ’24US$0.93
US$4.94
+434.4%
61.6%US$10.00US$2.00US$1.057
Jun ’24US$1.09
US$4.94
+353.5%
61.6%US$10.00US$2.00US$1.137
May ’24US$1.43
US$4.94
+245.7%
61.6%US$10.00US$2.00US$1.217
Apr ’24US$1.09
US$4.94
+353.5%
61.6%US$10.00US$2.00US$1.477
Mar ’24US$1.65
US$6.00
+263.6%
54.9%US$10.00US$2.00US$1.597
Feb ’24US$1.74
US$6.00
+244.8%
54.9%US$10.00US$2.00US$1.007
Jan ’24US$1.46
US$5.40
+269.9%
62.6%US$10.00US$2.00US$0.795
Dec ’23US$2.02
US$5.40
+167.3%
62.6%US$10.00US$2.00US$0.545

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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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 03:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc is covered by 17 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter LawsonBarclays
Ying HuangBofA Global Research
Olga SmolentsevaBryan Garnier & Co