ADM - Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$88.00
DETAILS
HIGH:
$95.00
LOW:
$79.00
MEDIAN:
$90.00
CONSENSUS:
$88.00
UPSIDE:
4.01%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Stable Earnings Power
80% confidence
Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
10.0x
4.79$
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