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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 9
HOLD 24
SELL 2
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $52.11 DETAILS
HIGH: $66.00
LOW: $43.00
MEDIAN: $50.00
CONSENSUS: $52.11
DOWNSIDE: 15.02%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 7.0% above fair value
Current Price $61.32
Bear Case $45.86 25.2% downside ($45.86 - $61.32) / $61.32 = -25.2% $3.82 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $57.33 6.5% downside ($57.33 - $61.32) / $61.32 = -6.5% $3.82 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $68.80 12.2% upside ($68.80 - $61.32) / $61.32 = 12.2% $3.82 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
3.82$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 16.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.82, the base-case value is $57.33 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (36 analysts) $52.11
Analyst Range $43.00 – $66.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 10%

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