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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 17
HOLD 31
SELL 3
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| PRICE TARGET: $131.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $143.00
LOW: $124.00
MEDIAN: $130.00
CONSENSUS: $131.75
UPSIDE: 6.67%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 53.0% above fair value
Current Price $123.51
Bear Case $64.57 47.7% downside ($64.57 - $123.51) / $123.51 = -47.7% $5.38 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $80.71 34.7% downside ($80.71 - $123.51) / $123.51 = -34.7% $5.38 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $96.85 21.6% downside ($96.85 - $123.51) / $123.51 = -21.6% $5.38 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
5.38$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $5.38, the base-case value is $80.71 per share. DDM cross-check: $62.42.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (51 analysts) $131.75
Analyst Range $124.00 – $143.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 39%

Warnings

ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $62.42 (below our primary estimate by 23%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $131.75 (from 51 analysts). Our estimate is 39% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
ℹ Financial statements were converted from CAD into USD using USDCAD at 0.7117 USD per CAD.

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