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| PRICE TARGET: $145.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $145.00
LOW: $145.00
MEDIAN: $145.00
CONSENSUS: $145.00
UPSIDE: 72.72%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 85% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 22.6% above fair value
Current Price $83.95
Bear Case $36.74 56.2% downside ($36.74 - $83.95) / $83.95 = -56.2% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $68.48 18.4% downside ($68.48 - $83.95) / $83.95 = -18.4% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $96.98 15.5% upside ($96.98 - $83.95) / $83.95 = 15.5% 9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

6.6%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (7% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 36%
Implied Market Multiple 22.8x
Market is pricing in (growth) 10.7% vs our 6.6% base

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $145.00 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $68.48 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $145.00 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 70% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions