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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $89.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $92.00
LOW: $87.00
MEDIAN: $89.50
CONSENSUS: $89.50
UPSIDE: 8.96%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 52.3% above fair value
Current Price $82.14
Bear Case $47.18 42.6% downside ($47.18 - $82.14) / $82.14 = -42.6% $3.37 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $53.92 34.4% downside ($53.92 - $82.14) / $82.14 = -34.4% $3.37 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $60.66 26.2% downside ($60.66 - $82.14) / $82.14 = -26.2% $3.37 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
3.37$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 24.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.37, the base-case value is $53.92 per share. DDM cross-check: $159.46.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (10 analysts) $89.50
Analyst Range $87.00 – $92.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 40%

Warnings

ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $159.46 (above our primary estimate by 196%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $89.50 (from 10 analysts). Our estimate is 40% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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