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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 6
HOLD 13
SELL 9
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| PRICE TARGET: $271.29 DETAILS
HIGH: $285.00
LOW: $254.00
MEDIAN: $275.00
CONSENSUS: $271.29
UPSIDE: 8.39%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 33.4% above fair value
Current Price $250.28
Bear Case $150.10 40.0% downside ($150.10 - $250.28) / $250.28 = -40.0% $10.65 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $187.62 25.0% downside ($187.62 - $250.28) / $250.28 = -25.0% $10.65 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $225.15 10.0% downside ($225.15 - $250.28) / $250.28 = -10.0% $10.65 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
10.65$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.5x

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 $271.29 from 28 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $187.62 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $296.54 (above our primary estimate by 86%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $271.29 (from 28 analysts). Our estimate is 41% 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