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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: 38.89%
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 4.3% below fair value
Current Price $10.08
Bear Case $5.71 43.4% downside ($5.71 - $10.08) / $10.08 = -43.4% FCF $93M × 10x
Fair Value $10.53 4.4% upside ($10.53 - $10.08) / $10.08 = 4.4% FCF $120M × 13x
Bull Case $16.59 64.6% upside ($16.59 - $10.08) / $10.08 = 64.6% FCF $147M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 13.9x

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