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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 16
HOLD 22
SELL 5
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $46.14 DETAILS
HIGH: $50.00
LOW: $41.00
MEDIAN: $49.00
CONSENSUS: $46.14
UPSIDE: 14.29%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 2685.8% above fair value
Current Price $40.37
Bear Case $0.00 100.0% downside ($0.00 - $40.37) / $40.37 = -100.0% FCF $141M × 8x
Fair Value $1.45 96.4% downside ($1.45 - $40.37) / $40.37 = -96.4% FCF $202M × 11x
Bull Case $15.98 60.4% downside ($15.98 - $40.37) / $40.37 = -60.4% FCF $262M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 30.3x

Plain-Language Summary

At $75/bbl oil with a 11x EV/FCF multiple, intrinsic value is $1.45 per share. Range: $0.00 (bear) to $15.98 (bull).

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (43 analysts) $46.14
Analyst Range $41.00 – $50.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 97%

Warnings

⚠ Debt per share ($20.76) is significant relative to the stock price. Even small changes in the debt figure meaningfully shift what each share is worth.
⚠ If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -100%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
ℹ 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.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $46.14 (from 43 analysts). Our estimate is 97% 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