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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 7
HOLD 5
SELL 1
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $55.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $60.00
LOW: $50.00
MEDIAN: $55.00
CONSENSUS: $55.00
UPSIDE: 59.10%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 34.8% below fair value
Current Price $34.57
Bear Case $43.68 26.4% upside ($43.68 - $34.57) / $34.57 = 26.4% $3.09 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $53.04 53.4% upside ($53.04 - $34.57) / $34.57 = 53.4% $3.09 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $62.40 80.5% upside ($62.40 - $34.57) / $34.57 = 80.5% $3.09 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
3.09$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 11.2x

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 $55.00 from 13 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $53.04 per share.

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