bluebird bio Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: BLUE ($0.37) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($8.73)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for BLUE. This is calculated by dividing BLUE's market cap by their current revenue.
What is BLUE's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.4x
SalesUS$53.12m
Market CapUS$70.33m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for BLUE vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average5.1x
GBIO Generation Bio
5.2x-15.6%US$93.5m
BCAB BioAtla
6.9x56.9%US$80.3m
KRON Kronos Bio
5.3x37.2%US$53.6m
TNXP Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding
3.1x57.9%US$35.9m
BLUE bluebird bio
1.4x41.5%US$70.3m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: BLUE is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the peer average (5.1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

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

126 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.9.9x21.4%
BLUE bluebird bio
1.4x41.5%US$70.33m
BIIB Biogen
2.4x1.3%US$23.13b
MRNA Moderna
3.2x6.7%US$16.80b
BLUE 1.4xIndustry Avg. 9.9xNo. of Companies126PS01632486480+
126 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.9.9x28.3%
BLUE bluebird bio
1.4x49.0%US$70.33m
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: BLUE is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (9.4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BLUE'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.

BLUE PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.4x
Fair PS Ratio3.7x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: BLUE is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.7x).


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 BLUE forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$0.37
US$2.36
+537.1%
77.5%US$6.00US$0.50n/a7
Nov ’25US$0.47
US$2.75
+490.7%
62.2%US$6.00US$1.00n/a8
Oct ’25US$0.47
US$2.75
+484.8%
62.2%US$6.00US$1.00n/a8
Sep ’25US$0.56
US$2.88
+412.5%
58.7%US$6.00US$1.00n/a8
Aug ’25US$1.08
US$3.78
+250.0%
64.5%US$8.00US$1.00n/a9
Jul ’25US$0.98
US$3.79
+289.1%
62.9%US$8.00US$1.00n/a11
Jun ’25US$0.90
US$3.79
+320.0%
62.9%US$8.00US$1.00n/a11
May ’25US$0.91
US$4.06
+346.7%
60.3%US$8.00US$1.00n/a12
Apr ’25US$1.24
US$4.23
+241.0%
59.3%US$8.00US$1.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$1.57
US$4.76
+203.9%
38.3%US$8.00US$2.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$1.00
US$4.76
+376.2%
38.3%US$8.00US$2.00n/a11
Jan ’25US$1.38
US$4.63
+235.6%
37.9%US$8.00US$2.00n/a10
Dec ’24US$4.26
US$7.20
+69.1%
40.3%US$13.00US$3.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$2.94
US$7.10
+141.5%
34.4%US$11.00US$3.00US$0.4712
Oct ’24US$3.04
US$7.10
+133.6%
34.4%US$11.00US$3.00US$0.4712
Sep ’24US$3.90
US$7.36
+88.8%
32.4%US$11.00US$3.00US$0.5611
Aug ’24US$3.73
US$7.27
+95.0%
30.5%US$10.00US$3.00US$1.0811
Jul ’24US$3.29
US$7.09
+115.5%
29.1%US$10.00US$3.00US$0.9811
Jun ’24US$3.54
US$7.00
+97.7%
29.8%US$10.00US$3.00US$0.9011
May ’24US$4.37
US$6.73
+53.9%
31.7%US$10.00US$3.00US$0.9111
Apr ’24US$3.18
US$6.80
+113.8%
30.7%US$10.00US$4.00US$1.2410
Mar ’24US$5.11
US$7.33
+43.5%
26.5%US$10.00US$4.00US$1.579
Feb ’24US$6.38
US$7.33
+14.9%
26.5%US$10.00US$4.00US$1.009
Jan ’24US$6.92
US$7.33
+6.0%
30.2%US$10.00US$3.00US$1.389
Dec ’23US$7.61
US$7.33
-3.6%
30.2%US$10.00US$3.00US$4.269
Nov ’23US$6.35
US$7.56
+19.0%
31.3%US$10.00US$3.00US$2.949

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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