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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 17
HOLD 3
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $14.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $14.00
LOW: $14.00
MEDIAN: $14.00
CONSENSUS: $14.00
UPSIDE: 51.84%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 12.4% below fair value
Current Price $9.22
Bear Case $5.71 38.1% downside ($5.71 - $9.22) / $9.22 = -38.1% FCF $93M × 10x
Fair Value $10.53 14.2% upside ($10.53 - $9.22) / $9.22 = 14.2% FCF $120M × 13x
Bull Case $16.59 80.0% upside ($16.59 - $9.22) / $9.22 = 80.0% FCF $147M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 12.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on free cash flow under different commodity price assumptions and a valuation multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $14.00 from 22 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $10.53 per share.

Warnings

Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.
Wall Street's average price target is $14.00 (from 22 analysts). Our estimate is 33% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential