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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 15
HOLD 20
SELL 1
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $23.60 DETAILS
HIGH: $28.00
LOW: $20.00
MEDIAN: $24.00
CONSENSUS: $23.60
DOWNSIDE: 3.08%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 40% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 127.4% above fair value
Current Price $24.35
Bear Case $8.57 64.8% downside ($8.57 - $24.35) / $24.35 = -64.8% $0.71 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $10.71 56.0% downside ($10.71 - $24.35) / $24.35 = -56.0% $0.71 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $12.85 47.2% downside ($12.85 - $24.35) / $24.35 = -47.2% $0.71 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
0.71$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 34.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $0.71, the base-case value is $10.71 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (36 analysts) $23.60
Analyst Range $20.00 – $28.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 55%

Warnings

ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $23.60 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 55% 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