Palfinger AG (PLFRF) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 25, 2026: fair value of Palfinger AG $55.41, price $36.10, upside +53.5%, quality 52 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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- Good quality? Yes
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Palfinger AG
PLFRF · USClearly undervaluedStrong Fair Value upside, but quality is only moderate.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $18.95 – $43.83 · fair‑value band $33.09 – $77.26 · the $36.10 price screens below the $55.41 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
Company profile
Palfinger AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides hydraulic lifting solutions in Austria and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Sales and Service, and Operations.
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Palfinger AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides hydraulic lifting solutions in Austria and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Sales and Service, and Operations. It offers loader, timber and recycling, marine, offshore, wind, and mobile cranes, as well as hooklifts and skiploaders, tail and passenger lifts, aerial work platforms, truck-mounted forklifts, boats, rope access, winches and offshore equipment, and railway, davit, and slip systems. The company also provides loading and transport logistics services, as well as digital solutions. It serves various industries, including transport and logistics, rental and leasing, agriculture and forestry, waste management, railroads, government organization, infrastructure and construction, energy supply, telecommunications, mining, offshore, passenger and cruise, marine and coast guard, aquaculture and fisheries, and trade. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Bergheim, Austria. Palfinger AG operates as a subsidiary of The Palfinger Family.
Stock analysis
Palfinger AG (PLFRF) currently trades at $36.10, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $55.41, implying the stock looks roughly 34.8% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $54.80 per share, and 17 of the 26 models we run sit above the $36.10 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $11.98, and 9 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $33.09 (bear) to $77.26 (bull), the price of $36.10 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 52/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Palfinger AG reported revenue of €2.3B in FY2025 versus €1.8B in FY2021, a compound +6.2%/yr. Reported net income was €96.6M in FY2025, compounding +2.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $1.6B · P/E ratio 13.2 · P/S ratio 0.55 · EPS (TTM) $2.73 · Dividend yield 1.9% · Net margin 4.1% · Return on equity 12.6% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.2%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 49 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 15% below its 52-week high and at its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at 53%, PLFRF screens cheaper than that median.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery · 144 stocks
Valuation Multiplesvs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery median · lower = cheaper
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