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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 3
HOLD 4
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $43.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $43.50
LOW: $43.50
MEDIAN: $43.50
CONSENSUS: $43.50
UPSIDE: 18.88%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Real Estate Investment Trust 85% confidence

Primary model: P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 26.6% below fair value
Current Price $36.59
Bear Case $40.37 10.3% upside ($40.37 - $36.59) / $36.59 = 10.3% $3.93 FFO × 12x
Fair Value $49.85 36.2% upside ($49.85 - $36.59) / $36.59 = 36.2% $3.93 FFO × 15x
Bull Case $59.32 62.1% upside ($59.32 - $36.59) / $36.59 = 62.1% $3.93 FFO × 18x

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
3.93$

Key Value Driver

FFO/share ($3.93) × retail P/FFO multiple

Implied Market Multiple 9.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $43.50 from 7 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $49.85 per share.

Warnings

Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
Dividend yield of 6.4% is unusually high — make sure the company generates enough cash to keep paying it.
Dividend-based valuation: $34.05 (34% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

Key Risks

  • P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
  • Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
  • FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify