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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 9
HOLD 23
SELL 3
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| PRICE TARGET: $51.78 DETAILS
HIGH: $66.00
LOW: $43.00
MEDIAN: $50.00
CONSENSUS: $51.78
DOWNSIDE: 11.50%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 5.1% above fair value
Current Price $58.51
Bear Case $44.53 23.9% downside ($44.53 - $58.51) / $58.51 = -23.9% $3.82 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $55.66 4.9% downside ($55.66 - $58.51) / $58.51 = -4.9% $3.82 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $66.80 14.2% upside ($66.80 - $58.51) / $58.51 = 14.2% $3.82 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
3.82$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 15.3x

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 $51.78 from 36 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $55.66 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 128%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.

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