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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: 16.78%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 25.6% above fair value
Current Price $76.64
Bear Case $53.41 30.3% downside ($53.41 - $76.64) / $76.64 = -30.3% $3.37 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $61.04 20.4% downside ($61.04 - $76.64) / $76.64 = -20.4% $3.37 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $68.67 10.4% downside ($68.67 - $76.64) / $76.64 = -10.4% $3.37 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
3.37$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $89.50 from 10 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $61.04 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $161.24 (above our primary estimate by 199%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
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