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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 18
HOLD 7
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $245.17 DETAILS
HIGH: $300.00
LOW: $175.00
MEDIAN: $250.00
CONSENSUS: $245.17
UPSIDE: 74.80%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 80% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 27.5% above fair value
Current Price $140.26
Bear Case $75.18 46.4% downside ($75.18 - $140.26) / $140.26 = -46.4% 8% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $110.03 21.6% downside ($110.03 - $140.26) / $140.26 = -21.6% 14% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $147.97 5.5% upside ($147.97 - $140.26) / $140.26 = 5.5% 18% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

14.1%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (14% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 42%
Implied Market Multiple 66.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $245.17 from 26 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $110.03 per share.

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay equals 231% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
Wall Street's average price target is $245.17 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 73% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions