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: $187.13 DETAILS
HIGH: $211.00
LOW: $163.00
MEDIAN: $184.00
CONSENSUS: $187.13
UPSIDE: 35.93%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 65% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 34.8% above fair value
Current Price $137.67
Bear Case $99.71 27.6% downside ($99.71 - $137.67) / $137.67 = -27.6% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $102.09 25.8% downside ($102.09 - $137.67) / $137.67 = -25.8% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $112.87 18.0% downside ($112.87 - $137.67) / $137.67 = -18.0% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

3.2%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (3% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 33%
Implied Market Multiple 23.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 10.9% vs our 3.2% base

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 $187.13 from 36 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $102.09 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $187.13 (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