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Market Inference Overview -- GSK Stock

Now trading at a price of $35.26, GSK has moved 1.2% so far today. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.6%. Read below for a basic value analysis of Series([], ).

GSK shares moved -22.6% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $46.97 and a low of $28.47. During this time, the stock lagged the S&P 500 index by -14.8%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $35.18. GSK plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the creation, discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical products, vaccines, over-the-counter medicines, and health-related consumer products in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. The large-cap Healthcare company is based in Brentford, United Kingdom. GSK has not offered any dividends in the last year.

Thinner Operating Margins Than the 27.39% Industry Average:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (MM) $33,754 $34,099 $34,114 $29,324
Revenue Growth n/a 1.02% 0.04% -14.04%
Gross Margins 64.8% 65.7% 66.0% 67.4%
Gross Margins Growth n/a 1.39% 0.46% 2.12%
Operating Margins 18.6% 18.2% 19.6% 21.9%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -2.15% 7.69% 11.73%
Earnings Per Share $2.32 $2.85 $2.16 $7.32
EPS Growth n/a 22.84% -24.21% 238.89%
Free Cash Flow (MM) $5,857 $6,202 $5,021 $5,145
FCF Growth n/a 5.89% -19.04% 2.47%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$2,163 -$2,239 -$2,931 -$2,258
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.83 2.34 2.12 0.03

GSK Is Fairly Priced at Current Levels:

Compared to the Healthcare sector's average of 13.21, GSK has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 13.1 and, according to its EPS guidance of 4, an expected P/E ratio of 8.8. GSK's PEG ratio is 0.27 based on its 48.25% annual average growth rate of historical and projected earnings per share. However, we believe that it is more prudent to calculate the PEG ratio using the broader market's 5-year expected EPS growth rate of 13.05%, because the growth rate implied by GSK's past and expected EPS is probably not sustainable. This more prudent approach shows a PEG ratio of 1.0, which still suggests that company's shares are still possibly undervalued.

GSK's P/B ratio is 6.7 compared to its sector average of 4.07. The company is likely overvalued in terms of its equity. The company's shares are currently trading 69.4% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula:

√(22.5 * 4-year average EPS * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 3.66 * 5.26) = $20.81

GSK's elevated P/B ratio notwithstanding, the company's strong cash flows, decent earnings multiple, and healthy debt levels factor towards it being fairly valued.

Most of the Market Indicators on GSK Are Negative:

4 analysts are following GSK and have set target prices ranging from $35.5 to $63.75 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At the current price of $35.26, GSK is trading -20.05% away from its average analyst target price of $44.11 per share, implying an analyst consensus of strong upside potential for the stock.

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