FERG - Ferguson plc
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$285.75
DETAILS
HIGH:
$325.00
LOW:
$256.00
MEDIAN:
$288.00
CONSENSUS:
$285.75
UPSIDE:
21.22%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Stable Earnings Power
65% confidence
Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
15.0x
9.12$
Key Value Driver
Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)
Implied Market Multiple
25.8x
Plain-Language Summary
Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $9.12, the base-case value is $136.80 per share.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (17 analysts)
$285.75
Analyst Range
$256.00 – $325.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
52%
Warnings
The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 166%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
The company pays out 104% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Wall Street's average price target is $285.75 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 52% 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