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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 38
HOLD 20
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $234.44 DETAILS
HIGH: $250.00
LOW: $212.00
MEDIAN: $237.00
CONSENSUS: $234.44
UPSIDE: 8.10%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 22.1% below fair value
Current Price $216.88
Bear Case $233.02 7.4% upside ($233.02 - $216.88) / $216.88 = 7.4% $10.39 × 22x P/E
Fair Value $278.33 28.3% upside ($278.33 - $216.88) / $216.88 = 28.3% $10.39 × 27x P/E
Bull Case $323.64 49.2% upside ($323.64 - $216.88) / $216.88 = 49.2% $10.39 × 31x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

26.8x
10.39$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (27x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 20.9x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 27x P/E to adjusted EPS of $10.39, the base-case value is $278.33 per share. DDM cross-check: $381.66.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (59 analysts) $234.44
Analyst Range $212.00 – $250.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 19%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $381.66 (above our primary estimate by 37%). 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