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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 11
HOLD 18
SELL 5
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| PRICE TARGET: $21.88 DETAILS
HIGH: $25.00
LOW: $19.00
MEDIAN: $21.50
CONSENSUS: $21.88
DOWNSIDE: 1.31%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Real Estate Investment Trust 85% confidence

Primary model: P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 58.6% above fair value
Current Price $22.17
Bear Case $11.43 48.4% downside ($11.43 - $22.17) / $22.17 = -48.4% $0.64 FFO × 12x
Fair Value $13.98 37.0% downside ($13.98 - $22.17) / $22.17 = -37.0% $0.64 FFO × 15x
Bull Case $16.52 25.5% downside ($16.52 - $22.17) / $22.17 = -25.5% $0.64 FFO × 18x

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
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Key Value Driver

FFO/share ($0.64) × retail P/FFO multiple

Implied Market Multiple 34.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $21.88 from 34 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $13.98 per share.

Warnings

Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
Wall Street's average price target is $21.88 (from 34 analysts). Our estimate is 52% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
  • Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
  • FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify