ARCB - ArcBest Corp
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$150.17
DETAILS
HIGH:
$180.00
LOW:
$116.00
MEDIAN:
$147.50
CONSENSUS:
$150.17
DOWNSIDE:
6.03%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive
80% confidence
Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
5.5x
7.93$
Key Value Driver
Through-cycle normalized EPS ($7.93)
Implied Market Multiple
20.2x
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $150.17 from 24 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $52.41 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.
Price-to-book value of 3.9x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $150.17 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 87% 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