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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 17
HOLD 5
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $70.83 DETAILS
HIGH: $84.00
LOW: $56.00
MEDIAN: $71.00
CONSENSUS: $70.83
UPSIDE: 14.17%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 7.3% above fair value
Current Price $62.04
Bear Case $22.09 64.4% downside ($22.09 - $62.04) / $62.04 = -64.4% FCF $380M × 8x
Fair Value $57.80 6.8% downside ($57.80 - $62.04) / $62.04 = -6.8% FCF $543M × 11x
Bull Case $105.40 69.9% upside ($105.40 - $62.04) / $62.04 = 69.9% FCF $706M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 12.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on free cash flow under different commodity price assumptions and a valuation multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $70.83 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $57.80 per share.

Warnings

Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential