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Why Don't More Analysts Think Invesco (IVZ) Is a Buy?

Invesco may be undervalued with mixed growth prospects, but the 12 analysts following the company give it an rating of hold. Their target prices range from $15.0 to $21.0 per share, for an average of $17.88. At today's price of $17.03, Invesco is trading -4.75% away from its average target price, suggesting there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential for the stock.

Invesco Ltd. is a publicly owned investment manager. Based in Atlanta, GA, the mid-cap Finance company has 8,611 full time employees. Invesco has not offered a regular dividend during the last year.

Invesco has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 12.3, compared to an average of 14.34 for the Finance sector. Based on its EPS guidance of 1.95, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 8.7.

The average compound growth rate of the company's historical and projected earnings per share is 8.8%. On this basis, the company's PEG ratio is 1.38, which shows that it is fairly priced.

Furthermore, the market is potentially undervaluing Invesco in terms of its book value because its P/B ratio is 0.7. In comparison, the sector average P/B ratio is 1.57. The company's shares are currently -44.5% below their Graham number, indicating that its shares have a margin of safety.

So why are analysts giving IVZ a bad rating? We believe analysts could be alarmed by the company's disappointing -8.5% rate of cash flow growth over the last 4 years. You can see for yourself in the financial summary table below:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (MM) $6,117 $6,146 $6,894 $6,049
Revenue Growth n/a 0.46% 12.19% -12.26%
Operating Margins 24.2% 21.4% 25.0% 22.1%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -11.57% 16.82% -11.6%
Earnings Per Share $1.28 $1.13 $2.99 $1.38
EPS Growth n/a -11.72% 164.6% -53.85%
Diluted Shares (MM) 440 462 466 458
Free Cash Flow (MM) $992 $1,230 $1,078 $696
FCF Growth n/a 23.98% -12.37% -35.42%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$124 -$115 -$109 -$193
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.87 5.31 3.17 4.86
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