Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. logo ICE - Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 32
HOLD 3
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $196.43 DETAILS
HIGH: $211.00
LOW: $180.00
MEDIAN: $193.00
CONSENSUS: $196.43
UPSIDE: 28.41%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 65% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 42.5% above fair value
Current Price $152.97
Bear Case $99.53 34.9% downside ($99.53 - $152.97) / $152.97 = -34.9% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $107.33 29.8% downside ($107.33 - $152.97) / $152.97 = -29.8% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $120.30 21.4% downside ($120.30 - $152.97) / $152.97 = -21.4% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

3.7%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (4% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 33%
Implied Market Multiple 25.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $196.43 from 36 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $107.33 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $196.43 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 65% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions