NTT DATA Group (OTCPK:NTDT.Y) is in focus after announcing a multi year collaboration with Amazon Web Services to support cloud modernization, agentic AI adoption and digital sovereignty solutions for global enterprises.

The AWS agreement comes after a softer patch in the share price, with a 1-day share price return of a 4% decline and a 7-day share price return of a 4% decline, while the year-to-date share price return of 6.43% and 1-year total shareholder return of 27.59% point to momentum that has built over a longer horizon.

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With a 1 year total return of 27.59% and 3 year and 5 year returns above 67%, alongside a recent patch of weaker short term moves, the central question is whether NTT DATA is still mispriced or if the market is already factoring in future growth.

Preferred P/E of 28.6x: Is it justified?

At a last close of $24.00, NTT DATA Group is trading on a P/E of 28.6x, which screens as slightly cheaper than the broader US IT sector but richer than its closest peer set.

P/E compares the current share price to earnings per share and is a common way to see how much investors are paying for each dollar of earnings in IT and software services. For a company offering consulting, cloud and managed services, it often reflects how durable investors think those earnings are and how confident they are that profits can keep growing.

Here, the 28.6x P/E sits below the US IT industry average of 29.7x, which points to a small discount, while still sitting above the peer average of 21.6x, which points to a premium. The estimated fair P/E of 33.3x is higher again, which suggests a level the market could potentially move toward if current assumptions on earnings growth and quality hold.

Result: Price-to-Earnings of 28.6x (ABOUT RIGHT)

However, short term share price weakness and any slowdown in annual revenue or net income growth could challenge the idea that the current P/E still offers value.

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