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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 28
HOLD 17
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $35.80 DETAILS
HIGH: $42.00
LOW: $30.00
MEDIAN: $36.00
CONSENSUS: $35.80
UPSIDE: 44.59%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 45.5% below fair value
Current Price $24.76
Bear Case $36.36 46.8% upside ($36.36 - $24.76) / $24.76 = 46.8% $2.02 × 18x P/E
Fair Value $45.45 83.6% upside ($45.45 - $24.76) / $24.76 = 83.6% $2.02 × 22x P/E
Bull Case $54.54 120.3% upside ($54.54 - $24.76) / $24.76 = 120.3% $2.02 × 27x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

22.5x
2.02$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (22x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 12.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 22x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.02, the base-case value is $45.45 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (47 analysts) $35.80
Analyst Range $30.00 – $42.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 27%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $35.80 (from 47 analysts). Our estimate is 27% above 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