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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 38
HOLD 20
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $225.36 DETAILS
HIGH: $265.00
LOW: $200.00
MEDIAN: $227.00
CONSENSUS: $225.36
UPSIDE: 10.74%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 6.3% below fair value
Current Price $203.51
Bear Case $181.87 10.6% downside ($181.87 - $203.51) / $203.51 = -10.6% $9.90 × 18x P/E
Fair Value $217.24 6.7% upside ($217.24 - $203.51) / $203.51 = 6.7% $9.90 × 22x P/E
Bull Case $252.61 24.1% upside ($252.61 - $203.51) / $203.51 = 24.1% $9.90 × 25x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

21.5x
9.9$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (22x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 20.6x

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 $225.36 from 59 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $217.24 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $398.88 (above our primary estimate by 87%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.

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