• Wondering if Ferrari at around US$351.95 still reflects its true worth, or if the current price is out of sync with the underlying business.
• The stock has been volatile recently, with a 9.2% return over 30 days but a 22.7% decline over the past year and a 5.4% decline year to date, which can change how investors think about both upside and risk.
• Recent coverage has focused on Ferrari as a premium automaker with a globally recognised brand and a relatively concentrated product lineup, factors that often influence how investors judge quality and resilience. Headlines have also continued to frame Ferrari as a luxury name rather than a volume car maker, which feeds into how the market weighs growth potential against price.
• On Simply Wall St's 6 point valuation checklist, Ferrari scores 2 out of 6. The next sections will unpack what different valuation methods are saying about that score and then finish with a way to look at valuation that goes beyond a single number.

Ferrari scores just 2/6 on our valuation checks. See what other red flags we found in the full valuation breakdown.

Approach 1: Ferrari Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

A Discounted Cash Flow model estimates what a business could be worth today by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting those back to a present value. For Ferrari, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach based on cash flow projections.

Ferrari’s latest twelve month free cash flow is about €1.34b. Simply Wall St then uses analyst estimates for several years, followed by its own extrapolated figures, with projected free cash flow reaching €2.11b in 2030. Beyond that, additional years in the model are based on gradually moderating growth assumptions supplied in the dataset.

Taking all those projected cash flows and discounting them back results in an estimated intrinsic value of €118.14 per share. Against the current share price of about US$351.95, the DCF output implies the stock is very expensive, with an intrinsic discount figure that points to it being around 3 times richer than the model’s fair value estimate.

Result: OVERVALUED

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Approach 2: Ferrari Price vs Earnings

For a profitable company like Ferrari, the P/E ratio is a straightforward way to relate what you pay for each share to the earnings that business is currently generating. Investors usually expect higher growth and lower risk to justify a higher P/E, while slower growth or higher risk tends to line up with a lower, more conservative multiple.

Ferrari trades on a P/E of about 33.1x. That sits above the Auto industry average of roughly 18.5x and below a peer group average of about 44.3x, so the market is clearly assigning a premium relative to the sector overall. Simply Wall St also calculates a “Fair Ratio” of 17.7x, which is the P/E level it would expect for Ferrari after accounting for factors such as earnings growth, profit margins, industry, market cap and company specific risks.

This Fair Ratio is designed to be more tailored than a simple comparison with peers or the broad industry, because it looks at Ferrari’s own profile rather than treating all Auto names as alike. Setting the current 33.1x P/E against the 17.7x Fair Ratio suggests the shares are trading on a significantly richer multiple than that model implies.

Result: OVERVALUED

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your Ferrari Narrative

Earlier it was mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation. Narratives on Simply Wall St let you put a clear story behind the numbers by linking what you believe about Ferrari’s brand strength, new models, electrification plans and pricing power to a forecast for revenue, earnings and margins. This then produces a fair value that you can compare with the current price. It updates automatically when fresh news or earnings arrive, and can look very different from one investor to the next. For example, someone who aligns with the highest analyst fair value around US$499.30 may be focusing on strong brand and margin potential, while another who is closer to the lowest fair value near US$348.35 may be more focused on risks like model saturation or economic headwinds.

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.