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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 11
HOLD 15
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $36.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $36.00
LOW: $36.00
MEDIAN: $36.00
CONSENSUS: $36.00
UPSIDE: 9.47%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 82.2% above fair value
Current Price $32.88
Bear Case $9.51 71.1% downside ($9.51 - $32.88) / $32.88 = -71.1% FCF $2308M × 12x
Fair Value $18.05 45.1% downside ($18.05 - $32.88) / $32.88 = -45.1% FCF $2715M × 16x
Bull Case $28.36 13.8% downside ($28.36 - $32.88) / $32.88 = -13.8% FCF $3122M × 20x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
16.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 26.1x

Plain-Language Summary

At $75/bbl oil with a 16x EV/FCF multiple, intrinsic value is $18.05 per share. Range: $9.51 (bear) to $28.36 (bull).

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (27 analysts) $36.00
Analyst Range $36.00 – $36.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 50%

Warnings

⚠ If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -71%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
ℹ 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.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $36.00 (from 27 analysts). Our estimate is 50% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
ℹ Financial statements were converted from CAD into USD using USDCAD at 0.7117 USD per CAD.

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