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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 16
HOLD 6
SELL 7
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $48.43 DETAILS
HIGH: $61.00
LOW: $35.00
MEDIAN: $49.00
CONSENSUS: $48.43
UPSIDE: 45.92%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 40% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 8.6% above fair value
Current Price $33.19
Bear Case $24.46 26.3% downside ($24.46 - $33.19) / $33.19 = -26.3% $2.04 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $30.57 7.9% downside ($30.57 - $33.19) / $33.19 = -7.9% $2.04 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $36.68 10.5% upside ($36.68 - $33.19) / $33.19 = 10.5% $2.04 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
2.04$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 16.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.04, the base-case value is $30.57 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (29 analysts) $48.43
Analyst Range $35.00 – $61.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 37%

Warnings

ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $48.43 (from 29 analysts). Our estimate is 37% 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