Citrix Systems, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CTXS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$13.2b

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Citrix Systems Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: CTXS ($103.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($209.6)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As CTXS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CTXS. This is calculated by dividing CTXS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CTXS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio39.9x
EarningsUS$330.37m
Market CapUS$13.18b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for CTXS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average58.9x
FICO Fair Isaac
111.8x18.8%US$57.3b
BSY Bentley Systems
42.8x7.9%US$15.6b
PTC PTC
63.9x14.4%US$24.0b
OTEX Open Text
17x18.1%US$8.0b
CTXS Citrix Systems
39.9x-1.0%US$13.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CTXS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.9x) compared to the peer average (54.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CTXS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Software Industry?

11 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
YXT YXT.COM Group Holding
2.4xn/aUS$155.60m
GRRR Gorilla Technology Group
3.2x-67.4%US$70.71m
NISN Nisun International Enterprise Development Group
2.3xn/aUS$38.06m
NXTT Next Technology Holding
0.7xn/aUS$16.81m
CTXS 39.9xIndustry Avg. 42.1xNo. of Companies13PE020406080100+
11 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CTXS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.9x) compared to the US Software industry average (39.2x)


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CTXS'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.

CTXS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio39.9x
Fair PE Ratio28.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CTXS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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