Granite Construction Incorporated logo GVA - Granite Construction Incorporated

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 10
HOLD 4
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $159.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $180.00
LOW: $119.00
MEDIAN: $180.00
CONSENSUS: $159.67
UPSIDE: 41.11%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 269.8% above fair value
Current Price $113.15
Bear Case $23.80 79.0% downside ($23.80 - $113.15) / $113.15 = -79.0% $1.70 × 14x
Fair Value $30.60 73.0% downside ($30.60 - $113.15) / $113.15 = -73.0% $1.70 × 18x
Bull Case $37.40 66.9% downside ($37.40 - $113.15) / $113.15 = -66.9% $1.70 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
1.7$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.70)

Implied Market Multiple 66.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $1.70 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $30.60 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 8.3x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (15 analysts) $159.67
Analyst Range $119.00 – $180.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 81%

Warnings

⚠ This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
⚠ Recent profits ($3.63/share) are 114% above the mid-cycle average ($1.70). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
⚠ Price-to-book value of 8.3x 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 $159.67 (from 15 analysts). Our estimate is 81% 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