Iberdrola (BME:IBE) has quietly added to its gains this year, with shares up about 33% year to date and roughly 15% over the past 3 months, outpacing many European utilities.
See our latest analysis for Iberdrola.
That steady climb in the share price, with a 33.10% year to date share price return and a 43.03% one year total shareholder return, suggests momentum is still building as investors lean into Iberdrola’s growth and perceived resilience.
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But after such a strong, multi-year run, and with the share price now sitting above the average analyst target, is Iberdrola still attractively valued, or is the market already pricing in all that future growth?
With Iberdrola last closing at €18.08 versus a narrative fair value of €17.15, the current price already leans ahead of the implied upside.
The analysts have a consensus price target of €15.944 for Iberdrola based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of €18.5, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just €9.7.
Curious why steady top line growth, rising margins and a richer future earnings multiple still point to only a modest premium at today’s price? The full narrative reveals which long range profit assumptions and valuation hurdles need to line up for Iberdrola’s current share price to keep looking justified.
Result: Fair Value of €17.15 (OVERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.
However, persistent regulatory uncertainty in key markets and potential cost overruns on large grid and renewables projects could quickly challenge the current growth narrative.
Find out about the key risks to this Iberdrola narrative.
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