PTC Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PTCT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.0b

PTC Therapeutics Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: PTCT ($39.36) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($138.76)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for PTCT. This is calculated by dividing PTCT's market cap by their current revenue.
What is PTCT's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio3.4x
SalesUS$900.66m
Market CapUS$3.04b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for PTCT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.9x
FOLD Amicus Therapeutics
5.8x19.5%US$2.8b
VCYT Veracyte
7.1x9.5%US$3.0b
ACAD ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
2.9x9.7%US$2.7b
KYMR Kymera Therapeutics
31.7x16.2%US$2.8b
PTCT PTC Therapeutics
3.4x5.5%US$3.0b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PTCT is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.4x) compared to the peer average (11.9x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

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

131 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.10.3x21.2%
PTCT PTC Therapeutics
3.4x5.5%US$3.04b
GILD Gilead Sciences
3.9x2.4%US$109.25b
BIIB Biogen
2.4x1.3%US$22.65b
PTCT 3.4xIndustry Avg. 10.3xNo. of Companies131PS01632486480+
131 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.10.3x28.3%
PTCT PTC Therapeutics
3.4x46.3%US$3.04b
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PTCT is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.4x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (10.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PTCT'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.

PTCT PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio3.4x
Fair PS Ratio3.1x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PTCT is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.1x).


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 PTCT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$39.36
US$45.00
+14.3%
25.2%US$66.00US$26.00n/a14
Nov ’25US$40.47
US$41.50
+2.5%
26.3%US$64.00US$26.00n/a14
Oct ’25US$36.05
US$39.71
+10.2%
27.7%US$64.00US$26.00n/a14
Sep ’25US$35.32
US$39.38
+11.5%
28.8%US$64.00US$26.00n/a13
Aug ’25US$32.69
US$38.33
+17.3%
30.8%US$62.00US$25.00n/a12
Jul ’25US$31.17
US$38.75
+24.3%
30.3%US$62.00US$25.00n/a12
Jun ’25US$36.36
US$36.73
+1.0%
28.2%US$53.00US$25.00n/a11
May ’25US$34.16
US$29.50
-13.6%
30.6%US$45.00US$16.00n/a12
Apr ’25US$28.59
US$29.08
+1.7%
31.9%US$45.00US$15.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$31.95
US$28.17
-11.8%
34.0%US$45.00US$15.00n/a12
Feb ’25US$26.03
US$27.77
+6.7%
34.9%US$45.00US$15.00n/a13
Jan ’25US$27.56
US$28.62
+3.8%
35.4%US$51.00US$17.00n/a13
Dec ’24US$23.99
US$28.08
+17.1%
35.9%US$51.00US$17.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$18.45
US$28.08
+52.2%
35.9%US$51.00US$17.00US$40.4712
Oct ’24US$22.41
US$37.42
+67.0%
40.8%US$73.00US$22.00US$36.0512
Sep ’24US$40.08
US$52.13
+30.1%
21.2%US$73.00US$35.00US$35.3215
Aug ’24US$40.67
US$53.47
+31.5%
22.0%US$73.00US$35.00US$32.6915
Jul ’24US$40.67
US$54.07
+32.9%
21.1%US$73.00US$35.00US$31.1715
Jun ’24US$43.50
US$54.20
+24.6%
21.5%US$75.00US$35.00US$36.3615
May ’24US$55.17
US$52.60
-4.7%
19.5%US$71.00US$35.00US$34.1615
Apr ’24US$48.44
US$51.53
+6.4%
19.3%US$75.00US$35.00US$28.5915
Mar ’24US$45.24
US$51.14
+13.0%
17.6%US$66.00US$35.00US$31.9514
Feb ’24US$47.37
US$50.36
+6.3%
20.9%US$68.00US$35.00US$26.0314
Jan ’24US$38.17
US$50.29
+31.7%
21.2%US$69.00US$35.00US$27.5614
Dec ’23US$41.55
US$51.46
+23.9%
19.8%US$69.00US$36.00US$23.9913
Nov ’23US$37.73
US$51.46
+36.4%
19.8%US$69.00US$36.00US$18.4513

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


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