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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 7
HOLD 9
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $27.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $27.00
LOW: $27.00
MEDIAN: $27.00
CONSENSUS: $27.00
DOWNSIDE: 9.21%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 290.0% above fair value
Current Price $29.74
Bear Case $6.10 79.5% downside ($6.10 - $29.74) / $29.74 = -79.5% $0.61 × 10x P/E
Fair Value $7.62 74.4% downside ($7.62 - $29.74) / $29.74 = -74.4% $0.61 × 12x P/E
Bull Case $9.15 69.2% downside ($9.15 - $29.74) / $29.74 = -69.2% $0.61 × 15x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

12.5x
0.61$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (12x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 48.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 12x P/E to adjusted EPS of $0.61, the base-case value is $7.62 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (16 analysts) $27.00
Analyst Range $27.00 – $27.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 72%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $27.00 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 72% below 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