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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 20
HOLD 14
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $407.43 DETAILS
HIGH: $465.00
LOW: $360.00
MEDIAN: $408.00
CONSENSUS: $407.43
UPSIDE: 18.75%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 70% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 27.1% above fair value
Current Price $343.10
Bear Case $220.93 35.6% downside ($220.93 - $343.10) / $343.10 = -35.6% $12.27 × 18x
Fair Value $270.03 21.3% downside ($270.03 - $343.10) / $343.10 = -21.3% $12.27 × 22x
Bull Case $319.12 7.0% downside ($319.12 - $343.10) / $343.10 = -7.0% $12.27 × 26x

Adjust Assumptions

22.0x
12.27$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($12.27)

Implied Market Multiple 28.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $12.27 at a 22x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $270.03 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 28.7x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (35 analysts) $407.43
Analyst Range $360.00 – $465.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 34%

Warnings

⚠ Price-to-book value of 28.7x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $407.43 (from 35 analysts). Our estimate is 34% 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