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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 12
HOLD 2
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $37.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $40.00
LOW: $35.00
MEDIAN: $37.50
CONSENSUS: $37.50
UPSIDE: 17.59%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Real Estate Investment Trust 85% confidence

Primary model: P/FFO × Specialty REIT Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 50.3% below fair value
Current Price $31.89
Bear Case $52.59 64.9% upside ($52.59 - $31.89) / $31.89 = 64.9% $2.48 FFO × 29x
Fair Value $64.15 101.2% upside ($64.15 - $31.89) / $31.89 = 101.2% $2.48 FFO × 35x
Bull Case $75.72 137.4% upside ($75.72 - $31.89) / $31.89 = 137.4% $2.48 FFO × 42x

Adjust Assumptions

35.1x
2.48$

Key Value Driver

FFO/share ($2.48) × specialty P/FFO multiple

Implied Market Multiple 12.9x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/FFO × Specialty REIT Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $37.50 from 14 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $64.15 per share.

Warnings

Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
Dividend yield of 5.5% is unusually high — make sure the company generates enough cash to keep paying it.
Dividend-based valuation: $32.80 (54% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $37.50 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 89% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
  • Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
  • FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify