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Fortrea (FTRE) Partnership With SCTbio: Is the Rebound Justified by Its Current Valuation?

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

SCTbio’s new collaboration with Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) is turning heads, as investors weigh how this advanced therapies partnership could reshape development timelines, costs, and Fortrea’s role across the crowded cell and gene therapy pipeline.

See our latest analysis for Fortrea Holdings.

That backdrop helps explain why the stock’s 1 month share price return of 54.27 percent and 3 month share price return of 55.77 percent look like momentum is rebuilding, even though the year to date share price return and 1 year total shareholder return are still in negative territory.

If Fortrea’s rebound has you thinking about where else sentiment could be turning in healthcare, this might be a good time to explore healthcare stocks for more potential ideas.

Yet with shares still down over the past year and trading at a steep intrinsic discount despite solid earnings momentum, investors now face a key question: is this a fresh buying opportunity, or are markets already pricing in future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 33% Overvalued

With Fortrea Holdings last closing at $16.06 versus a narrative fair value of $12.07, the story hinges on how quickly margins and growth can reset.

The analysts have a consensus price target of $7.436 for Fortrea Holdings based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $12.8, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $5.0.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see how flat revenues, rising margins and an unusually low future earnings multiple combine to justify that fair value gap? The narrative lays out the full playbook, from earnings inflection timing to the profit profile Fortrea is expected to grow into, and how that translates into today’s price tag.

Result: Fair Value of $12.07 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, persistent biotech win rate pressure and high customer concentration could quickly undermine margin recovery assumptions if spending slows or key clients pivot away.

Find out about the key risks to this Fortrea Holdings narrative.

Another Angle on Valuation

While the narrative fair value suggests Fortrea is 33 percent overvalued, the market is telling a different story. On a sales basis, FTRE trades at just 0.5 times revenue versus a fair ratio of 1.9 times and a 3.3 times industry average. This implies the market may be overpricing execution risk rather than growth limits.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

NasdaqGS:FTRE PS Ratio as at Dec 2025
NasdaqGS:FTRE PS Ratio as at Dec 2025

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