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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 20
HOLD 15
SELL 6
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $109.44 DETAILS
HIGH: $145.00
LOW: $72.00
MEDIAN: $103.00
CONSENSUS: $109.44
DOWNSIDE: 10.07%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 59.7% above fair value
Current Price $121.70
Bear Case $52.02 57.3% downside ($52.02 - $121.70) / $121.70 = -57.3% $7.87 × 7x + net cash
Fair Value $76.21 37.4% downside ($76.21 - $121.70) / $121.70 = -37.4% $7.87 × 10x + net cash
Bull Case $100.41 17.5% downside ($100.41 - $121.70) / $121.70 = -17.5% $7.87 × 12x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

9.5x
7.87$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($7.87)

Implied Market Multiple 15.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $109.44 from 41 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $76.21 per share.

Warnings

Price-to-book value of 10.0x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $109.44 (from 41 analysts). Our estimate is 43% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing