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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 6
HOLD 13
SELL 9
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $280.71 DETAILS
HIGH: $301.00
LOW: $254.00
MEDIAN: $286.00
CONSENSUS: $280.71
UPSIDE: 3.92%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 71.7% above fair value
Current Price $270.12
Bear Case $125.88 53.4% downside ($125.88 - $270.12) / $270.12 = -53.4% $10.49 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $157.35 41.7% downside ($157.35 - $270.12) / $270.12 = -41.7% $10.49 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $188.82 30.1% downside ($188.82 - $270.12) / $270.12 = -30.1% $10.49 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
10.49$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 25.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $10.49, the base-case value is $157.35 per share. DDM cross-check: $297.86.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (28 analysts) $280.71
Analyst Range $254.00 – $301.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 44%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $297.86 (above our primary estimate by 89%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $280.71 (from 28 analysts). Our estimate is 44% 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