AES - The AES Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$18.25
DETAILS
HIGH:
$23.00
LOW:
$16.00
MEDIAN:
$17.00
CONSENSUS:
$18.25
UPSIDE:
24.32%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Stable Earnings Power
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
22.0x
4.13$
Key Value Driver
Normalized P/E multiple (22x base case)
Implied Market Multiple
3.6x
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $18.25 from 21 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $72.79 per share.
Warnings
The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 228%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Dividend-based valuation: $13.64 (below our primary estimate by 85%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $18.25 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 398% above 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