Granite Construction Incorporated logo GVA - Granite Construction Incorporated

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 10
HOLD 4
SELL 1
STRONG
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0
| PRICE TARGET: $159.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $180.00
LOW: $119.00
MEDIAN: $180.00
CONSENSUS: $159.67
UPSIDE: 30.32%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 300.4% above fair value
Current Price $122.52
Bear Case $23.80 80.6% downside ($23.80 - $122.52) / $122.52 = -80.6% $1.70 × 14x
Fair Value $30.60 75.0% downside ($30.60 - $122.52) / $122.52 = -75.0% $1.70 × 18x
Bull Case $37.40 69.5% downside ($37.40 - $122.52) / $122.52 = -69.5% $1.70 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
1.7$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.70)

Implied Market Multiple 72.1x

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: 9.0x.

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 9.0x 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 $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