NOV NOV Inc.
$21.39
Oil & Gas E&P 85%
FCF at Price Deck × Multiple
Moderate · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 30.1% below fair value

You pay $21.39
Bear $17.34
Fair $30.59
Bull $47.24
Bear $17.34 -18.9% FCF $697M × 10x
Fair $30.59 +43.0% FCF $899M × 13x
Bull $47.24 +120.9% FCF $1102M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 9.4x

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (58 analysts) $21.80
Divergence from AlphaVal 40%

Summary

At $75/bbl oil with a 13x EV/FCF multiple, intrinsic value is $30.59 per share. Range: $17.34 (bear) to $47.24 (bull).

Warnings

Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.
Wall Street's average price target is $21.80 (from 58 analysts). Our estimate is 40% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential