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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 4
HOLD 3
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $559.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $600.00
LOW: $518.00
MEDIAN: $559.00
CONSENSUS: $559.00
DOWNSIDE: 1.74%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 170.5% above fair value
Current Price $568.92
Bear Case $187.62 67.0% downside ($187.62 - $568.92) / $568.92 = -67.0% $3.32 × 14x + net cash
Fair Value $210.29 63.0% downside ($210.29 - $568.92) / $568.92 = -63.0% $3.32 × 18x + net cash
Bull Case $232.95 59.1% downside ($232.95 - $568.92) / $568.92 = -59.1% $3.32 × 22x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
3.32$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($3.32)

Implied Market Multiple 171.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $559.00 from 7 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $210.29 per share.

Warnings

Recent profits ($9.73/share) are 193% above the mid-cycle average ($3.32). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
Price-to-book value of 18.4x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $559.00 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 78% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing