PODD
Insulet Corporation
$154.87
Platform & Compounding FCF
85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Mild
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Conviction
Fair Value
Trading 14.4% below fair value
You pay
$154.87
Bear
$110.74
Fair
$181.02
Bull
$260.73
Bear
$110.74
-28.5%
9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair
$181.02
+16.9%
16% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull
$260.73
+68.4%
20% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (16% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
43%
Implied Market Multiple
33.5x
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 $232.18 from 50 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $181.02 per share.
Warnings
Wall Street's average price target is $232.18 (from 50 analysts). Our estimate is 34% below 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