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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 41
HOLD 6
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $231.21 DETAILS
HIGH: $305.00
LOW: $139.00
MEDIAN: $225.00
CONSENSUS: $231.21
DOWNSIDE: 11.20%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

High-Growth Software 80% confidence

Primary model: Revenue × Terminal Margin DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 74.9% above fair value
Current Price $260.36
Bear Case $70.97 72.7% downside ($70.97 - $260.36) / $260.36 = -72.7% 18% rev growth, 20% terminal margin
Fair Value $148.88 42.8% downside ($148.88 - $260.36) / $260.36 = -42.8% 30% rev growth, 26% terminal margin
Bull Case $209.52 19.5% downside ($209.52 - $260.36) / $260.36 = -19.5% 35% rev growth, 30% terminal margin

Adjust Assumptions

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26.0%
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Key Value Driver

Revenue growth (30%) × margin expansion to 26%

Terminal Value % of EV 57%
Implied Market Multiple 26.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a discounted cash flow model based on revenue growth and long-run free cash flow margins. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $231.21 from 48 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $148.88 per share.

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay is 22% of revenue — your ownership shrinks by about 2.0% each year as new shares are issued. Our estimate already accounts for this dilution.
Gross margin of 80% means each dollar of revenue is highly profitable. As the company grows, overhead costs should shrink as a share of revenue, boosting overall profits.
Wall Street's average price target is $231.21 (from 48 analysts). Our estimate is 51% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Current FCF misleads — the model values future margins, not today's cash
  • SBC dilution is the hidden tax: 2-4% annual share growth compounds fast
  • Revenue deceleration is inevitable — the question is when and how steep