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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 15
HOLD 27
SELL 6
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| PRICE TARGET: $80.91 DETAILS
HIGH: $110.00
LOW: $60.00
MEDIAN: $80.00
CONSENSUS: $80.91
DOWNSIDE: 24.89%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 106.4% above fair value
Current Price $107.72
Bear Case $42.98 60.1% downside ($42.98 - $107.72) / $107.72 = -60.1% $3.07 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $52.19 51.5% downside ($52.19 - $107.72) / $107.72 = -51.5% $3.07 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $61.40 43.0% downside ($61.40 - $107.72) / $107.72 = -43.0% $3.07 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
3.07$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 35.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.07, the base-case value is $52.19 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (48 analysts) $80.91
Analyst Range $60.00 – $110.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 35%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $80.91 (from 48 analysts). Our estimate is 35% 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