Ameresco, Inc. logo AMRC - Ameresco, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 18
HOLD 5
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $41.80 DETAILS
HIGH: $50.00
LOW: $36.00
MEDIAN: $40.00
CONSENSUS: $41.80
UPSIDE: 31.57%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 34.5% above fair value
Current Price $31.77
Bear Case $17.32 45.5% downside ($17.32 - $31.77) / $31.77 = -45.5% $1.17 × 14x + net cash
Fair Value $23.61 25.7% downside ($23.61 - $31.77) / $31.77 = -25.7% $1.17 × 18x + net cash
Bull Case $29.91 5.9% downside ($29.91 - $31.77) / $31.77 = -5.9% $1.17 × 22x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
1.17$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.17)

Implied Market Multiple 27.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $41.80 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $23.61 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
This company has heavy ongoing investment costs. Valuation shortcuts that ignore those costs can make the stock look cheaper than it really is.
Wall Street's average price target is $41.80 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 58% 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