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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $135.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $141.00
LOW: $126.00
MEDIAN: $136.50
CONSENSUS: $135.40
UPSIDE: 8.35%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 12.3% above fair value
Current Price $124.97
Bear Case $97.38 22.1% downside ($97.38 - $124.97) / $124.97 = -22.1% $6.31 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $111.29 10.9% downside ($111.29 - $124.97) / $124.97 = -10.9% $6.31 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $125.20 0.2% upside ($125.20 - $124.97) / $124.97 = 0.2% $6.31 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
6.31$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 19.8x

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 $135.40 from 32 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $111.29 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $67.34 (below our primary estimate by 33%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $135.40 (from 32 analysts). Our estimate is 25% 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