Fabrinet (FN): Valuation Check After New Bullish Coverage and Growing AI Data Center Momentum

Fabrinet (FN) just got a fresh spotlight from both Wall Street and institutional investors, as Susquehanna initiated coverage with a Positive view and Wasatch strategies called out the stock as a key performance driver.

See our latest analysis for Fabrinet.

That renewed attention is landing on a stock that, despite a recent pullback reflected in a 7 day share price return of minus 14.33 percent, still shows powerful momentum with a year to date share price return of 105.32 percent and a 5 year total shareholder return of 494.95 percent. This suggests investors see Fabrinet’s board refresh, AI data center exposure, and optical networking strength as drivers of long term growth rather than a short lived story.

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With shares up more than 100 percent year to date and trading only modestly below analyst targets, investors now face the key question: Is Fabrinet still undervalued, or is the market already pricing in years of AI powered growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 5.6% Undervalued

With Fabrinet closing at $452.46 against a narrative fair value of $479.25, the current setup leans toward upside, if the growth path holds.

The decision to accelerate capacity expansion (Building 10) due to robust customer demand and new program ramps positions Fabrinet to capture additional large-scale opportunities in AI infrastructure and next-gen telecom. This is likely to support both sustained revenue growth and operating leverage as fixed costs are spread over higher output.

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Curious how steady double digit growth, rising margins, and a richer future earnings multiple all fit together? The numbers behind this valuation might surprise you.

Result: Fair Value of $479.25 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, concentrated exposure to Nvidia and Cisco, along with ongoing supply chain bottlenecks in next gen transceivers, could quickly undermine the current upside case.

Find out about the key risks to this Fabrinet narrative.

Another Angle on Valuation

On a simple earnings lens, Fabrinet looks stretched. The current P E of 46.2 times sits well above the US Electronic industry at 24.1 times, the peer average at 36.1 times, and even our fair ratio of 34.6 times. This raises the question of how much future growth is already priced in.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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