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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 23
HOLD 21
SELL 5
STRONG
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0
| PRICE TARGET: $307.77 DETAILS
HIGH: $350.00
LOW: $175.00
MEDIAN: $320.00
CONSENSUS: $307.77
UPSIDE: 40.40%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 40% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 4.2% below fair value
Current Price $219.21
Bear Case $182.97 16.5% downside ($182.97 - $219.21) / $219.21 = -16.5% $12.41 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $228.72 4.3% upside ($228.72 - $219.21) / $219.21 = 4.3% $12.41 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $274.47 25.2% upside ($274.47 - $219.21) / $219.21 = 25.2% $12.41 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
12.41$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 17.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $307.77 from 50 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $228.72 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $97.10 (below our primary estimate by 48%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $307.77 (from 50 analysts). Our estimate is 40% 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