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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 18
HOLD 15
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $422.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $444.00
LOW: $371.00
MEDIAN: $437.50
CONSENSUS: $422.50
UPSIDE: 14.00%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 70% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 25.0% above fair value
Current Price $370.60
Bear Case $236.43 36.2% downside ($236.43 - $370.60) / $370.60 = -36.2% $12.27 × 18x + net cash
Fair Value $296.47 20.0% downside ($296.47 - $370.60) / $370.60 = -20.0% $12.27 × 22x + net cash
Bull Case $356.50 3.8% downside ($356.50 - $370.60) / $370.60 = -3.8% $12.27 × 26x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

22.0x
12.27$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($12.27)

Implied Market Multiple 30.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $422.50 from 34 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $296.47 per share.

Warnings

Price-to-book value of 31.0x 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 $422.50 (from 34 analysts). Our estimate is 43% 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