CWK Cushman & Wakefield plc
$13.66
Stable Earnings Power 75%
P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Moderate · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 21.9% above fair value

You pay $13.66
Bear $8.96
Fair $11.21
Bull $13.44
Bear $8.96 -34.4% $0.60 × 12x P/E
Fair $11.21 -18.0% $0.60 × 15x P/E
Bull $13.44 -1.6% $0.60 × 18x P/E

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.9x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $18.00 from 16 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $11.21 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 57%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Wall Street's average price target is $18.00 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 50% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples