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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 26
HOLD 18
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $47.73 DETAILS
HIGH: $58.00
LOW: $32.00
MEDIAN: $49.00
CONSENSUS: $47.73
DOWNSIDE: 4.52%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 63.5% above fair value
Current Price $49.99
Bear Case $24.45 51.1% downside ($24.45 - $49.99) / $49.99 = -51.1% $1.55 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $30.57 38.8% downside ($30.57 - $49.99) / $49.99 = -38.8% $1.55 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $36.68 26.6% downside ($36.68 - $49.99) / $49.99 = -26.6% $1.55 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
1.55$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 32.3x

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 $47.73 from 46 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $30.57 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 $47.73 (from 46 analysts). Our estimate is 51% 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