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BUY 15
HOLD 6
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $135.60 DETAILS
HIGH: $165.60
LOW: $107.00
MEDIAN: $138.00
CONSENSUS: $135.60
UPSIDE: 53.13%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 3.6% above fair value
Current Price $88.55
Bear Case $66.50 24.9% downside ($66.50 - $88.55) / $88.55 = -24.9% $4.75 × 14x
Fair Value $85.50 3.4% downside ($85.50 - $88.55) / $88.55 = -3.4% $4.75 × 18x
Bull Case $104.50 18.0% upside ($104.50 - $88.55) / $88.55 = 18.0% $4.75 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
4.75$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($4.75)

Implied Market Multiple 18.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $4.75 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $85.50 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 6.7x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (21 analysts) $135.60
Analyst Range $107.00 – $165.60
Divergence from AlphaVal 37%

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Price-to-book value of 6.7x 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 $135.60 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 37% 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