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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 19
HOLD 27
SELL 5
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| PRICE TARGET: $35.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $45.00
LOW: $22.00
MEDIAN: $39.00
CONSENSUS: $35.40
DOWNSIDE: 8.76%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 4.1% below fair value
Current Price $38.80
Bear Case $15.03 61.3% downside ($15.03 - $38.80) / $38.80 = -61.3% FCF $1245M × 8x
Fair Value $40.48 4.3% upside ($40.48 - $38.80) / $38.80 = 4.3% FCF $1779M × 11x
Bull Case $74.42 91.8% upside ($74.42 - $38.80) / $38.80 = 91.8% FCF $2313M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 10.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on free cash flow under different commodity price assumptions and a valuation multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $35.40 from 51 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $40.48 per share.

Warnings

Debt per share ($12.15) is significant relative to the stock price. Even small changes in the debt figure meaningfully shift what each share is worth.
Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential