PODD
Insulet Corp.
$167.47
Platform & Compounding FCF
85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Mild
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Conviction
Fair Value
Trading 3.6% below fair value
You pay
$167.47
Bear
$106.25
Fair
$173.68
Bull
$250.16
Bear
$106.25
-36.6%
9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair
$173.68
+3.7%
16% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull
$250.16
+49.4%
20% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (16% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
43%
Implied Market Multiple
36.1x
Market is pricing in (growth)
16.9%
vs 15.7% 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 $211.21 from 50 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $173.68 per share.
Warnings
Wall Street's average price target is $211.21 (from 50 analysts). Our estimate is 27% 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