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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 9
HOLD 21
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $37.78 DETAILS
HIGH: $48.00
LOW: $26.00
MEDIAN: $36.00
CONSENSUS: $37.78
DOWNSIDE: 6.32%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 21.6% below fair value
Current Price $40.33
Bear Case $41.17 2.1% upside ($41.17 - $40.33) / $40.33 = 2.1% $3.82 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $51.46 27.6% upside ($51.46 - $40.33) / $40.33 = 27.6% $3.82 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $61.76 53.1% upside ($61.76 - $40.33) / $40.33 = 53.1% $3.82 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
3.82$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 10.6x

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 $37.78 from 35 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $51.46 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.
Wall Street's average price target is $37.78 (from 35 analysts). Our estimate is 52% above 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