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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 29
HOLD 7
SELL 1
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $326.13 DETAILS
HIGH: $360.00
LOW: $275.00
MEDIAN: $331.00
CONSENSUS: $326.13
UPSIDE: 16.78%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 155.8% above fair value
Current Price $279.28
Bear Case $87.36 68.7% downside ($87.36 - $279.28) / $279.28 = -68.7% $7.28 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $109.20 60.9% downside ($109.20 - $279.28) / $279.28 = -60.9% $7.28 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $131.04 53.1% downside ($131.04 - $279.28) / $279.28 = -53.1% $7.28 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
7.28$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 38.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $7.28, the base-case value is $109.20 per share. DDM cross-check: $556.40.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (37 analysts) $326.13
Analyst Range $275.00 – $360.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 67%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $556.40 (above our primary estimate by 410%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $326.13 (from 37 analysts). Our estimate is 67% 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