ADT ADT Inc.
$7.03
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 40.5% below fair value

You pay $7.03
Bear $10.33
Fair $11.80
Bull $13.71
Bear $10.33 +47.0% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $11.80 +68.0% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $13.71 +95.1% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (4% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 34%
Implied Market Multiple 10.3x
Market is pricing in (growth) -0.1% vs 4.0% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $8.95 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $11.80 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $8.95 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 42% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions