Victory Capital Holdings (VCTR) just put its exchange traded funds on Nasdaq Texas alongside existing listings, becoming the first ETF issuer on that venue and spotlighting its San Antonio roots and ETF platform.
Recent trading reflects that story. The share price is now at $108.91, with strong momentum shown by a 90 day share price return of 8.4% and a year to date share price gain of 69.91%. Long term investors have seen a 3 year total shareholder return above 3x that, indicating enthusiasm for Victory Capital Holdings as these growth and ETF moves land with the market.
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Bulls point to Victory Capital Holdings' strong recent returns and ETF expansion, while bears question how much optimism is already in the price. The numbers now decide which side has more support.
Against the latest close at $108.91, the most followed narrative pegs fair value for Victory Capital Holdings at about $120.17, using an 8.18% discount rate and a detailed build of future earnings power.
Victory Capital Holdings is pursuing the acquisition of First Eagle Investments for about US$7b. This transaction is expected to add roughly US$3.2b in annual revenue and expand the combined asset base to around US$571b. This would create scope for a larger earnings pool once integrated and contribute to future EPS.
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Result: Fair Value of $120.17 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the story can change quickly if Victory Capital Holdings struggles to hit the planned US$280m cost synergies or if higher leverage reduces flexibility.
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The fair value story for Victory Capital Holdings shifts when the focus moves from earnings power to future cash flows. On Simply Wall St's DCF model, the stock at $108.91 screens as expensive versus an estimated future cash flow value of $82.83, which raises a clear question: Is the market paying up for earnings that may be hard to turn into cash?
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