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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 30
HOLD 14
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $527.45 DETAILS
HIGH: $635.00
LOW: $436.00
MEDIAN: $530.00
CONSENSUS: $527.45
UPSIDE: 33.85%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 20.4% below fair value
Current Price $394.07
Bear Case $395.83 0.4% upside ($395.83 - $394.07) / $394.07 = 0.4% $32.05 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $494.79 25.6% upside ($494.79 - $394.07) / $394.07 = 25.6% $32.05 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $593.74 50.7% upside ($593.74 - $394.07) / $394.07 = 50.7% $32.05 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
32.05$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 12.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $527.45 from 46 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $494.79 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $806.66 (above our primary estimate by 68%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples