AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$8.12
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 51.3% above fair value

You pay $8.12
Bear $4.59
Fair $5.37
Bull $6.47
Bear $4.59 -43.5% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $5.37 -33.9% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $6.47 -20.4% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (4% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 33%
Implied Market Multiple 19.8x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $9.44 from 26 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $5.37 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $9.44 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 58% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions