International Business Machines Corporation logo IBM - International Business Machines Corporation

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 21
HOLD 24
SELL 4
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $305.09 DETAILS
HIGH: $360.00
LOW: $225.00
MEDIAN: $320.00
CONSENSUS: $305.09
UPSIDE: 20.19%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 40% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 11.4% above fair value
Current Price $253.84
Bear Case $182.22 28.2% downside ($182.22 - $253.84) / $253.84 = -28.2% $12.41 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $227.79 10.3% downside ($227.79 - $253.84) / $253.84 = -10.3% $12.41 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $273.34 7.7% upside ($273.34 - $253.84) / $253.84 = 7.7% $12.41 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
12.41$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 20.5x

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 $305.09 from 50 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $227.79 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 $305.09 (from 50 analysts). Our estimate is 39% 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