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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 38
HOLD 35
SELL 1
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $131.73 DETAILS
HIGH: $150.00
LOW: $110.00
MEDIAN: $135.00
CONSENSUS: $131.73
UPSIDE: 19.83%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 120.1% above fair value
Current Price $109.93
Bear Case $39.96 63.6% downside ($39.96 - $109.93) / $109.93 = -63.6% $3.33 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $49.95 54.6% downside ($49.95 - $109.93) / $109.93 = -54.6% $3.33 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $59.94 45.5% downside ($59.94 - $109.93) / $109.93 = -45.5% $3.33 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
3.33$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 33.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.33, the base-case value is $49.95 per share. DDM cross-check: $28.56.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (74 analysts) $131.73
Analyst Range $110.00 – $150.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 62%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $28.56 (below our primary estimate by 43%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $131.73 (from 74 analysts). Our estimate is 62% 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