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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 33
HOLD 16
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $50.89 DETAILS
HIGH: $57.00
LOW: $38.00
MEDIAN: $56.00
CONSENSUS: $50.89
UPSIDE: 53.14%
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 8.1% below fair value
Current Price $33.23
Bear Case $8.42 74.7% downside ($8.42 - $33.23) / $33.23 = -74.7% FCF $870M × 8x
Fair Value $36.16 8.8% upside ($36.16 - $33.23) / $33.23 = 8.8% FCF $1243M × 11x
Bull Case $73.17 120.2% upside ($73.17 - $33.23) / $33.23 = 120.2% FCF $1616M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 12.2x

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 $50.89 from 50 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $36.16 per share.

Warnings

Debt per share ($15.90) is significant relative to the stock price. Even small changes in the debt figure meaningfully shift what each share is worth.
If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -80%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
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.
Wall Street's average price target is $50.89 (from 50 analysts). Our estimate is 45% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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