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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 19
HOLD 3
SELL 0
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $31.30 DETAILS
HIGH: $36.50
LOW: $25.00
MEDIAN: $30.00
CONSENSUS: $31.30
UPSIDE: 23.58%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 72.2% below fair value
Current Price $25.33
Bear Case $77.22 204.9% upside ($77.22 - $25.33) / $25.33 = 204.9% $3.51 × 22x P/E
Fair Value $91.26 260.3% upside ($91.26 - $25.33) / $25.33 = 260.3% $3.51 × 26x P/E
Bull Case $105.30 315.7% upside ($105.30 - $25.33) / $25.33 = 315.7% $3.51 × 30x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

26.0x
3.51$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (26x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 7.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 26x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.51, the base-case value is $91.26 per share. DDM cross-check: $29.04.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (22 analysts) $31.30
Analyst Range $25.00 – $36.50
Divergence from AlphaVal 192%

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 49%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Dividend-based valuation: $29.04 (below our primary estimate by 68%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $31.30 (from 22 analysts). Our estimate is 192% 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