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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 21
HOLD 16
SELL 3
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $282.08 DETAILS
HIGH: $305.00
LOW: $255.00
MEDIAN: $282.00
CONSENSUS: $282.08
UPSIDE: 5.24%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 73.6% above fair value
Current Price $268.04
Bear Case $132.36 50.6% downside ($132.36 - $268.04) / $268.04 = -50.6% $11.03 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $154.42 42.4% downside ($154.42 - $268.04) / $268.04 = -42.4% $11.03 × 14x P/E
Bull Case $176.48 34.2% downside ($176.48 - $268.04) / $268.04 = -34.2% $11.03 × 16x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

14.0x
11.03$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (14x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 24.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 14x P/E to adjusted EPS of $11.03, the base-case value is $154.42 per share. DDM cross-check: $130.76.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (40 analysts) $282.08
Analyst Range $255.00 – $305.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 45%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $282.08 (from 40 analysts). Our estimate is 45% 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