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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 5
HOLD 6
SELL 3
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $97.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $105.00
LOW: $91.00
MEDIAN: $95.00
CONSENSUS: $97.00
UPSIDE: 8.68%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 54.5% above fair value
Current Price $89.25
Bear Case $46.20 48.2% downside ($46.20 - $89.25) / $89.25 = -48.2% $3.85 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $57.75 35.3% downside ($57.75 - $89.25) / $89.25 = -35.3% $3.85 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $69.30 22.4% downside ($69.30 - $89.25) / $89.25 = -22.4% $3.85 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
3.85$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.85, the base-case value is $57.75 per share. DDM cross-check: $95.75.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (14 analysts) $97.00
Analyst Range $91.00 – $105.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 40%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $95.75 (above our primary estimate by 66%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $97.00 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 40% 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