Cardinal Health, Inc. logo CAH - Cardinal Health, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 18
HOLD 15
SELL 0
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $253.38 DETAILS
HIGH: $275.00
LOW: $235.00
MEDIAN: $255.50
CONSENSUS: $253.38
UPSIDE: 7.68%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 54.7% above fair value
Current Price $235.31
Bear Case $121.65 48.3% downside ($121.65 - $235.31) / $235.31 = -48.3% $7.24 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $152.06 35.4% downside ($152.06 - $235.31) / $235.31 = -35.4% $7.24 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $182.48 22.5% downside ($182.48 - $235.31) / $235.31 = -22.5% $7.24 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
7.24$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 32.5x

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 $253.38 from 33 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $152.06 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $29.55 (below our primary estimate by 73%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $253.38 (from 33 analysts). Our estimate is 57% 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