Consensus estimates: Wolters Kluwer is an expensive company

It seems Wolters Kluwer's stock price too high now. The majority of the analysts says the stock Wolters Kluwer is currently too expensive. The recommendations spread over: 1 times sell, 8 times hold and no buys. The average target price for the stock is at 48,5 euros. This is around 10 percent less than the current stock price of 55,02 euros.

Much doubt valuations Wolters Kluwer

Over the current book year the total revenue will be 4,3 billion euros (consensus estimates). This is slightly lower than 2017's revenue of 4,42 billion euros.

Historical revenues and results Wolters Kluwer plus estimates 2018

The analysts expect for 2018 a net profit of 667 million euros. For this year most of the analysts expect a profit per share of 2,42 euros. The price-earnings-ratio equals 22,74.

Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 0,91 cents per share. Thus the dividend yield equals 1,65 percent. The average dividend yield of the publishers is a moderate 1 percent.

Most recent target prices around 54 euros

Wolters Kluwer's market capitalization is based on the number of outstanding shares around 15,83 billion euros. The Wolters Kluwer stock was the past 12 months quite unstable. Since last January the stock is even 32 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 39 and 56 euro. Since 2008 the stock price is almost 290 percent higher.

Historical stock prices Wolters Kluwer

At 18.36 the stock trades 0,77 percent higher at 55,02 euros.

ValueSpectrum.com News Wire & Equity Research: +31 084-0032-842
news@valuespectrum.com

Copyright analist.nl B.V.
All rights reserved. Any redistribution, duplication or archiving prohibited. analist.nl doesn't warrant the accuracy of any News Content provided and shall not be liable for any errors, inaccuracies or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.