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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 13
HOLD 4
SELL 0
STRONG
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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

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 72.3% above fair value
Current Price $235.73
Bear Case $109.44 53.6% downside ($109.44 - $235.73) / $235.73 = -53.6% $9.12 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $136.80 42.0% downside ($136.80 - $235.73) / $235.73 = -42.0% $9.12 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $164.16 30.4% downside ($164.16 - $235.73) / $235.73 = -30.4% $9.12 × 18x P/E

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