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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 20
HOLD 11
SELL 3
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $233.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $255.00
LOW: $208.00
MEDIAN: $236.00
CONSENSUS: $233.75
UPSIDE: 23.04%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 40% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 30.3% below fair value
Current Price $189.98
Bear Case $218.19 14.8% upside ($218.19 - $189.98) / $189.98 = 14.8% $19.30 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $272.74 43.6% upside ($272.74 - $189.98) / $189.98 = 43.6% $19.30 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $327.29 72.3% upside ($327.29 - $189.98) / $189.98 = 72.3% $19.30 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
19.3$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 9.8x

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 $233.75 from 34 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $272.74 per share.

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