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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 20
HOLD 11
SELL 3
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $243.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $260.00
LOW: $202.00
MEDIAN: $248.00
CONSENSUS: $243.00
UPSIDE: 24.53%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 40% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 23.7% below fair value
Current Price $195.13
Bear Case $204.48 4.8% upside ($204.48 - $195.13) / $195.13 = 4.8% $17.04 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $255.60 31.0% upside ($255.60 - $195.13) / $195.13 = 31.0% $17.04 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $306.72 57.2% upside ($306.72 - $195.13) / $195.13 = 57.2% $17.04 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
17.04$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 11.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $17.04, the base-case value is $255.60 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (34 analysts) $243.00
Analyst Range $202.00 – $260.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 5%

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