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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 3
HOLD 6
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $475.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $475.00
LOW: $475.00
MEDIAN: $475.00
CONSENSUS: $475.00
DOWNSIDE: 2.78%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 51.9% above fair value
Current Price $488.59
Bear Case $257.30 47.3% downside ($257.30 - $488.59) / $488.59 = -47.3% $18.88 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $321.62 34.2% downside ($321.62 - $488.59) / $488.59 = -34.2% $18.88 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $385.95 21.0% downside ($385.95 - $488.59) / $488.59 = -21.0% $18.88 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
18.88$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 25.9x

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 $475.00 from 9 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $321.62 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $475.00 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 40% 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