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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 5
HOLD 6
SELL 3
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| PRICE TARGET: $103.20 DETAILS
HIGH: $123.00
LOW: $91.00
MEDIAN: $96.00
CONSENSUS: $103.20
UPSIDE: 23.36%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 44.3% above fair value
Current Price $83.66
Bear Case $46.39 44.5% downside ($46.39 - $83.66) / $83.66 = -44.5% $3.11 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $57.99 30.7% downside ($57.99 - $83.66) / $83.66 = -30.7% $3.11 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $69.59 16.8% downside ($69.59 - $83.66) / $83.66 = -16.8% $3.11 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
3.11$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 26.9x

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 $103.20 from 14 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $57.99 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $79.78 (above our primary estimate by 71%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $103.20 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 55% 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