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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 5
HOLD 4
SELL 1
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $53.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $54.00
LOW: $53.00
MEDIAN: $53.50
CONSENSUS: $53.50
UPSIDE: 7.28%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 45.0% above fair value
Current Price $49.87
Bear Case $30.10 39.6% downside ($30.10 - $49.87) / $49.87 = -39.6% $2.15 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $34.40 31.0% downside ($34.40 - $49.87) / $49.87 = -31.0% $2.15 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $38.70 22.4% downside ($38.70 - $49.87) / $49.87 = -22.4% $2.15 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
2.15$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.15, the base-case value is $34.40 per share. DDM cross-check: $65.66.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (10 analysts) $53.50
Analyst Range $53.00 – $54.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 36%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $65.66 (above our primary estimate by 91%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $53.50 (from 10 analysts). Our estimate is 36% 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