Archer-Daniels-Midland Company logo ADM - Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 12
HOLD 22
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $88.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $95.00
LOW: $79.00
MEDIAN: $90.00
CONSENSUS: $88.00
UPSIDE: 4.01%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 76.6% above fair value
Current Price $84.61
Bear Case $38.32 54.7% downside ($38.32 - $84.61) / $84.61 = -54.7% $4.79 × 8x P/E
Fair Value $47.90 43.4% downside ($47.90 - $84.61) / $84.61 = -43.4% $4.79 × 10x P/E
Bull Case $57.48 32.1% downside ($57.48 - $84.61) / $84.61 = -32.1% $4.79 × 12x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

10.0x
4.79$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (10x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 17.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 10x P/E to adjusted EPS of $4.79, the base-case value is $47.90 per share. DDM cross-check: $94.51.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (36 analysts) $88.00
Analyst Range $79.00 – $95.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 46%

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 115%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
The company pays out 93% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Dividend-based valuation: $94.51 (above our primary estimate by 97%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $88.00 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 46% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples