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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 10
HOLD 3
SELL 0
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $13.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $14.00
LOW: $13.00
MEDIAN: $13.50
CONSENSUS: $13.50
UPSIDE: 0.07%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Real Estate Investment Trust 85% confidence

Primary model: P/FFO × Default REIT Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 42.1% below fair value
Current Price $13.49
Bear Case $19.26 42.8% upside ($19.26 - $13.49) / $13.49 = 42.8% $1.48 FFO × 18x
Fair Value $23.30 72.7% upside ($23.30 - $13.49) / $13.49 = 72.7% $1.48 FFO × 22x
Bull Case $27.34 102.7% upside ($27.34 - $13.49) / $13.49 = 102.7% $1.48 FFO × 26x

Adjust Assumptions

22.1x
1.48$

Key Value Driver

FFO/share ($1.48) × default P/FFO multiple

Implied Market Multiple 9.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/FFO × Default REIT Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $13.50 from 13 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $23.30 per share.

Warnings

Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
Dividend-based valuation: $9.69 (62% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $13.50 (from 13 analysts). Our estimate is 91% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
  • Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
  • FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify