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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 13
HOLD 10
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $187.88 DETAILS
HIGH: $215.00
LOW: $170.00
MEDIAN: $181.50
CONSENSUS: $187.88
UPSIDE: 8.57%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 65.3% above fair value
Current Price $173.06
Bear Case $83.76 51.6% downside ($83.76 - $173.06) / $173.06 = -51.6% $6.98 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $104.70 39.5% downside ($104.70 - $173.06) / $173.06 = -39.5% $6.98 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $125.64 27.4% downside ($125.64 - $173.06) / $173.06 = -27.4% $6.98 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
6.98$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 24.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $6.98, the base-case value is $104.70 per share. DDM cross-check: $72.86.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (23 analysts) $187.88
Analyst Range $170.00 – $215.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 44%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $72.86 (below our primary estimate by 30%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $187.88 (from 23 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