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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 15
HOLD 28
SELL 8
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| PRICE TARGET: $25.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $33.00
LOW: $19.00
MEDIAN: $25.50
CONSENSUS: $25.75
DOWNSIDE: 21.77%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 40% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 17.2% below fair value
Current Price $32.91
Bear Case $31.80 3.4% downside ($31.80 - $32.91) / $32.91 = -3.4% $2.65 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $39.75 20.8% upside ($39.75 - $32.91) / $32.91 = 20.8% $2.65 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $47.70 44.9% upside ($47.70 - $32.91) / $32.91 = 44.9% $2.65 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
2.65$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 12.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.65, the base-case value is $39.75 per share. DDM cross-check: $29.04.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (52 analysts) $25.75
Analyst Range $19.00 – $33.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 54%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $29.04 (below our primary estimate by 27%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $25.75 (from 52 analysts). Our estimate is 54% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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