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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 37
HOLD 21
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $230.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $265.00
LOW: $206.00
MEDIAN: $232.50
CONSENSUS: $230.67
UPSIDE: 18.94%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 30.6% below fair value
Current Price $193.94
Bear Case $234.03 20.7% upside ($234.03 - $193.94) / $193.94 = 20.7% $11.42 × 22x P/E
Fair Value $279.54 44.1% upside ($279.54 - $193.94) / $193.94 = 44.1% $11.42 × 27x P/E
Bull Case $325.04 67.6% upside ($325.04 - $193.94) / $193.94 = 67.6% $11.42 × 31x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

26.8x
11.42$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (27x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 17.0x

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 $230.67 from 59 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $279.54 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $381.66 (above our primary estimate by 25%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $230.67 (from 59 analysts). Our estimate is 33% above 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