Juniper Networks Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: JNPR ($37.28) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($62.16)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

JNPR key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA19.1x
PEG Ratio1.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for JNPR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average36.8x
21.5x11.1%US$10.5b
UI Ubiquiti
30x45.1%US$10.1b
CIEN Ciena
48.3x43.0%US$7.0b
MSI Motorola Solutions
47.5x17.0%US$65.8b
JNPR Juniper Networks
54.1x29.6%US$12.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JNPR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (54.1x) compared to the peer average (36.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does JNPR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Communications Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a8.4%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JNPR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (54.1x) compared to the North American Communications industry average (24.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JNPR'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.

JNPR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio54.1x
Fair PE Ratio35.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: JNPR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (54.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.3x).


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 JNPR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$37.28
US$40.11
+7.6%
0.8%US$41.00US$40.00n/a9
Jul ’25US$36.75
US$40.11
+9.1%
0.8%US$41.00US$40.00n/a9
Jun ’25US$35.67
US$40.11
+12.5%
0.8%US$41.00US$40.00n/a9
May ’25US$34.89
US$40.06
+14.8%
0.8%US$41.00US$39.60n/a10
Apr ’25US$37.05
US$39.96
+7.9%
0.3%US$40.00US$39.60n/a10
Mar ’25US$37.37
US$39.96
+6.9%
0.3%US$40.00US$39.60n/a10
Feb ’25US$36.89
US$39.25
+6.4%
5.7%US$40.00US$32.50n/a10
Jan ’25US$29.48
US$31.92
+8.3%
9.0%US$36.00US$28.00n/a17
Dec ’24US$28.57
US$31.57
+10.5%
9.2%US$36.00US$27.00n/a17
Nov ’24US$26.67
US$31.57
+18.4%
9.2%US$36.00US$27.00n/a17
Oct ’24US$27.79
US$32.69
+17.6%
9.8%US$38.00US$28.00n/a17
Sep ’24US$29.31
US$32.69
+11.5%
9.8%US$38.00US$28.00n/a17
Aug ’24US$28.01
US$32.85
+17.3%
9.6%US$38.00US$28.00n/a17
Jul ’24US$31.33
US$36.30
+15.9%
10.9%US$42.00US$29.00US$36.7516
Jun ’24US$30.55
US$36.19
+18.5%
11.3%US$42.00US$29.00US$35.6715
May ’24US$29.88
US$35.89
+20.1%
12.3%US$42.00US$29.00US$34.8916
Apr ’24US$34.42
US$36.35
+5.6%
12.2%US$43.00US$29.00US$37.0518
Mar ’24US$30.53
US$35.91
+17.6%
12.2%US$43.00US$29.00US$37.3718
Feb ’24US$30.99
US$35.91
+15.9%
12.2%US$43.00US$29.00US$36.8918
Jan ’24US$31.96
US$34.61
+8.3%
12.3%US$42.00US$29.00US$29.4818
Dec ’23US$32.92
US$34.22
+4.0%
12.9%US$42.00US$25.00US$28.5718
Nov ’23US$30.91
US$34.22
+10.7%
12.9%US$42.00US$25.00US$26.6718
Oct ’23US$26.12
US$32.94
+26.1%
13.9%US$42.00US$26.00US$27.7918
Sep ’23US$28.14
US$33.28
+18.3%
13.7%US$42.00US$26.00US$29.3118
Aug ’23US$27.98
US$33.28
+18.9%
13.7%US$42.00US$26.00US$28.0118
Jul ’23US$28.22
US$36.29
+28.6%
12.9%US$46.00US$26.00US$31.3317

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


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