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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 6
HOLD 2
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $72.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $72.00
LOW: $72.00
MEDIAN: $72.00
CONSENSUS: $72.00
UPSIDE: 1.72%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 100.6% above fair value
Current Price $70.78
Bear Case $27.44 61.2% downside ($27.44 - $70.78) / $70.78 = -61.2% $1.96 × 14x
Fair Value $35.28 50.2% downside ($35.28 - $70.78) / $70.78 = -50.2% $1.96 × 18x
Bull Case $43.12 39.1% downside ($43.12 - $70.78) / $70.78 = -39.1% $1.96 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
1.96$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.96)

Implied Market Multiple 36.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $1.96 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $35.28 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 9.0x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (8 analysts) $72.00
Analyst Range $72.00 – $72.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 51%

Warnings

Price-to-book value of 9.0x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $72.00 (from 8 analysts). Our estimate is 51% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing