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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 13
HOLD 19
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $136.56 DETAILS
HIGH: $140.00
LOW: $132.00
MEDIAN: $136.00
CONSENSUS: $136.56
UPSIDE: 13.56%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 19.1% above fair value
Current Price $120.25
Bear Case $88.34 26.5% downside ($88.34 - $120.25) / $120.25 = -26.5% $6.31 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $100.96 16.0% downside ($100.96 - $120.25) / $120.25 = -16.0% $6.31 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $113.58 5.5% downside ($113.58 - $120.25) / $120.25 = -5.5% $6.31 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
6.31$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 19.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $6.31, the base-case value is $100.96 per share. DDM cross-check: $67.57.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (32 analysts) $136.56
Analyst Range $132.00 – $140.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 26%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $67.57 (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 $136.56 (from 32 analysts). Our estimate is 26% 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