Pure Storage Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: PSTG ($53.18) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($68.29)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PSTG 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/Revenue5.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA76.9x
PEG Ratio7.3x

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for PSTG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average2x
NTAP NetApp
3.6x4.3%US$22.3b
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise
0.8x3.5%US$22.3b
STX Seagate Technology Holdings
3x17.9%US$18.9b
0.5x2.2%US$27.8b
PSTG Pure Storage
6.1x11.1%US$17.5b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PSTG is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (6.1x) compared to the peer average (2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PSTG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Tech Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.2%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PSTG is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (6.1x) compared to the US Tech industry average (1.1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PSTG'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.

PSTG PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio6.1x
Fair PS Ratio7.9x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PSTG is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (6.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (7.9x).


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 PSTG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$53.18
US$55.26
+3.9%
14.3%US$66.00US$40.00n/a19
Apr ’25US$52.06
US$52.84
+1.5%
13.5%US$66.00US$40.00n/a19
Mar ’25US$55.33
US$50.41
-8.9%
9.8%US$60.00US$40.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$40.65
US$42.53
+4.6%
12.0%US$58.00US$35.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$35.66
US$41.75
+17.1%
11.9%US$58.00US$35.00n/a18
Dec ’24US$33.15
US$41.38
+24.8%
11.8%US$58.00US$35.00n/a17
Nov ’24US$34.07
US$43.91
+28.9%
10.2%US$58.00US$38.00n/a17
Oct ’24US$35.62
US$43.26
+21.5%
6.8%US$50.00US$38.00n/a17
Sep ’24US$38.36
US$43.36
+13.0%
6.6%US$50.00US$38.00n/a18
Aug ’24US$37.62
US$40.81
+8.5%
10.3%US$47.00US$31.00n/a18
Jul ’24US$36.82
US$40.76
+10.7%
10.6%US$47.00US$31.00n/a17
Jun ’24US$34.28
US$37.49
+9.4%
10.8%US$47.00US$31.00n/a19
May ’24US$23.04
US$35.65
+54.7%
12.8%US$47.00US$30.00US$50.1319
Apr ’24US$25.51
US$35.65
+39.7%
12.8%US$47.00US$30.00US$52.0619
Mar ’24US$28.79
US$38.65
+34.2%
9.5%US$47.00US$32.30US$55.3319
Feb ’24US$29.55
US$38.75
+31.1%
9.5%US$47.00US$32.30US$40.6519
Jan ’24US$26.76
US$38.70
+44.6%
9.6%US$47.00US$32.30US$35.6619
Dec ’23US$30.25
US$38.61
+27.6%
10.1%US$47.00US$30.50US$33.1519
Nov ’23US$31.70
US$38.71
+22.1%
10.3%US$47.00US$30.50US$34.0719
Oct ’23US$27.37
US$38.61
+41.0%
10.5%US$47.00US$30.50US$35.6219
Sep ’23US$28.23
US$39.32
+39.3%
9.5%US$47.00US$33.00US$38.3619
Aug ’23US$28.35
US$36.39
+28.4%
11.3%US$44.00US$29.00US$37.6218
Jul ’23US$24.76
US$36.94
+49.2%
13.8%US$50.00US$29.00US$36.8218
Jun ’23US$24.01
US$37.83
+57.6%
12.3%US$48.00US$27.00US$34.2818
May ’23US$29.30
US$38.53
+31.5%
9.2%US$48.00US$34.00US$23.0419

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


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