Is MongoDB (MDB) Now Attractive After Recent Share Price Weakness?

• If you are wondering whether MongoDB's share price still reflects its true worth, the recent moves in the stock give you plenty to think about.
• The stock last closed at US$225.95, with a 10.7% decline over 7 days, a 13.3% decline over 30 days, a 43.5% decline year to date, a 39.3% return over the past year, a more muted 1.3% 3-year return, and a 28.5% decline over 5 years.
• These swings sit against a backdrop of ongoing interest in software and database names, as investors reassess where growth and risk may be priced into higher multiple tech stocks. That shift in attention has kept MongoDB in focus, even without a single headline event driving every move.
• Right now MongoDB holds a valuation score of 3 out of 6. This sets up a closer look at how different valuation methods compare and hints at an even more useful way to think about value that will be covered at the end of this article.

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Approach 1: MongoDB Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

A Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF, model estimates what a business could be worth by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting those back to today using a required rate of return.

For MongoDB, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach, based on cash flow projections. The latest twelve month Free Cash Flow is around $488.9 million. Analyst and extrapolated estimates point to projected Free Cash Flow of about $1.3 billion in 2031, with a detailed path of annual figures between 2026 and 2035 provided in the model.

Using these projections, Simply Wall St arrives at an estimated intrinsic value of about $282.98 per share. Compared to the recent share price of US$225.95, the DCF output suggests the stock trades at roughly a 20.2% discount, which indicates it could be undervalued on this cash flow view.

Result: UNDERVALUED

Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests MongoDB is undervalued by 20.2%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 58 more high quality undervalued stocks.

Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for MongoDB.

Approach 2: MongoDB Price vs Sales

For companies where earnings are not the main focus, the P/S ratio can be a useful way to compare what investors are willing to pay for each dollar of revenue. It is especially common for software names where reinvestment and accounting losses can make earnings less helpful.

Growth expectations and risk both matter here, because a higher P/S ratio is usually associated with stronger expected growth and a business model that investors see as relatively resilient. Lower growth or higher perceived risk typically lines up with a lower, more conservative P/S multiple.

MongoDB is currently trading on a P/S ratio of 7.37x. That is above the IT industry average of 1.56x and also above the peer group average of 6.23x. Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio for MongoDB is 7.41x, which is its proprietary view of what the P/S should be given factors such as growth profile, margins, risks, industry and market cap.

The Fair Ratio is more tailored than a simple comparison with peers or the broad industry, because it adjusts for MongoDB’s specific characteristics instead of assuming all software names deserve the same multiple. With the current 7.37x P/S sitting very close to the 7.41x Fair Ratio, the shares look priced at roughly a fair level on this measure.

Result: ABOUT RIGHT

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your MongoDB Narrative

Earlier it was mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation. Narratives are introduced here as simple stories that you can choose or create to link your view of MongoDB's business to specific forecasts for revenue, earnings and margins. These then flow through to a fair value that can be compared with the current share price to decide whether the stock looks expensive or cheap to you at any point in time.

On Simply Wall St's Community page, Narratives are available as an accessible tool used by millions of investors. They allow you to pick, edit or build a version of MongoDB's future that matches your expectations. The platform updates those Narratives automatically when new information such as earnings, guidance or product news is added, so your fair value view stays in sync with the latest data.

For example, one MongoDB Narrative currently anchors to a higher fair value of about US$462.19 that assumes faster revenue growth of roughly 20.6% and a profit margin of about 7.9%. Another more cautious Narrative anchors closer to US$250.00 with revenue growth around 17.0% and a margin of about 8.2%. By comparing each Narrative's fair value with the latest share price, you can quickly see which story, if any, best matches your own expectations.

Do you think there's more to the story for MongoDB? Head over to our Community to see what others are saying!

This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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