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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 26
HOLD 18
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $43.54 DETAILS
HIGH: $50.00
LOW: $30.00
MEDIAN: $45.00
CONSENSUS: $43.54
DOWNSIDE: 4.35%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 55.3% above fair value
Current Price $45.52
Bear Case $23.45 48.5% downside ($23.45 - $45.52) / $45.52 = -48.5% $1.55 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $29.32 35.6% downside ($29.32 - $45.52) / $45.52 = -35.6% $1.55 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $35.17 22.7% downside ($35.17 - $45.52) / $45.52 = -22.7% $1.55 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
1.55$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 29.4x

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 $43.54 from 46 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $29.32 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $54.75 (above our primary estimate by 136%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $43.54 (from 46 analysts). Our estimate is 47% 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