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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 17
HOLD 16
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $408.83 DETAILS
HIGH: $444.00
LOW: $371.00
MEDIAN: $409.00
CONSENSUS: $408.83
UPSIDE: 19.23%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 70% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 17.3% above fair value
Current Price $342.89
Bear Case $233.16 32.0% downside ($233.16 - $342.89) / $342.89 = -32.0% $12.27 × 18x + net cash
Fair Value $292.37 14.7% downside ($292.37 - $342.89) / $342.89 = -14.7% $12.27 × 22x + net cash
Bull Case $351.57 2.5% upside ($351.57 - $342.89) / $342.89 = 2.5% $12.27 × 26x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

22.0x
12.27$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($12.27)

Implied Market Multiple 27.9x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $408.83 from 34 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $292.37 per share.

Warnings

Price-to-book value of 28.6x 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 $408.83 (from 34 analysts). Our estimate is 41% 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